tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877257519115214800.post3932189289193884948..comments2023-04-17T08:14:30.138-07:00Comments on Invisible Hands: Not Your Usual Energy CrisisMaps of Chinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02346082789657950799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877257519115214800.post-2965372059621686242009-10-26T07:14:53.595-07:002009-10-26T07:14:53.595-07:00Wow! Wow! Sherri, I feel you are looking through...Wow! Wow! Sherri, I feel you are looking through my front window. The way you describe your family is chillingly similar to the way I see my own. So much anxiety, stress and pressure in such small bodies. Who can blame them for the constant need for validation? I am exhausted every night, but every day I hope we have changed at least one cell of their neurological makeup that leads them on the road to healing. It is a long, long journey, but I am fast beginning to understand that this is how it is meant to be. Our kids will help us heal, as we struggle to help them accept the past and face the future as strong, proud and courageous adults. Some days I wish I could get off the carousel just long enough to catch my breath, but I know it won't ever happen. One day we will look back and know we did everything we could and more for our little families. I would not change a moment and I hope I live to see the day when they are parents themselves and they can share where we got it wrong - lol. Whatever we do, we will make mistakes, but we will make them with the purest of hearts and the best of intentions.We5Choishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656458370422776396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877257519115214800.post-31629003151627848112009-10-25T07:58:40.364-07:002009-10-25T07:58:40.364-07:00I totally understand and know what you are saying....I totally understand and know what you are saying. Kaylee is exactly like you were describing. She's happy but she's not about to let anybody out of her sight. Being alone in a room is not something that happens often. I never thought of her actions like this but it makes sense.<br /><br />Jaycen having Aspergers fits this profile too but multiplied many times. He is full of anxiety and need for constant attention.<br /><br />What you are saying makes perfect sense and I too don't know (or have ever known) a house without frantic chaos. People on the outside can only take us in doses and sometimes I wish I could take it in doses too...Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957092486573326166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877257519115214800.post-21537217389072528652009-10-23T06:06:16.714-07:002009-10-23T06:06:16.714-07:00Interesting post, great writing. Troubling too si...Interesting post, great writing. Troubling too since we some of this with one child. I can only imagine the dynamics when we add a second child of a different gender and two years younger. Then if we add more how that will change the dynamics. We know how adding different pets to the mix changes dynamics for good / bad but persons is a new experience.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787169521331734822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877257519115214800.post-81596366850790122432009-10-12T13:28:08.264-07:002009-10-12T13:28:08.264-07:00Sherri,
I so hear what you are saying. I think w...Sherri, <br /><br />I so hear what you are saying. I think we have a much different energy in our home, but it can be just as maddening! My boys are still learning how to be brothers. We have daily, heated fights over silly little things like which one is Mickey Mouse and which one is Donald! Which one gets to be the "captain". Drives me crazy! And little Pixie Princess and I have daily battles. Any time I try to redirect her, she completely shuts down. That can lead to her just going stiff and silent, or it can be her rushing me. I think we are all still so at being families that they are still just settling. Hugs to you. I know you will find your groove.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877257519115214800.post-52471016101992150552009-10-11T11:14:35.595-07:002009-10-11T11:14:35.595-07:00In that last photo, Party Nan is catching some *se...In that last photo, Party Nan is catching some *serious* air. Wow. :)<br /><br />C and D are such different people. Their makeup is entirely different, as different as can be. It's almost astonishing to me.<br /><br />That being said, I am totally getting this post (I think). <br /><br />A peaceful home is a happy home; one free from chaos. And I have a really good feeling that you and Mark are going to be just the family that is able to achieve this balance.<br /><br />I cannot imagine this journey you are on. And I certainly know that you are not out looking for accolades, but sister, I have much admiration, love and respect for you; your grace under pressure, your resolve in the face of chaos, the clarity by which you have written your family's mission statement.<br /><br />Thank you for letting me come along on your family's wild ride and for keeping it real. Praying for peace (on a local level). :DTerynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612452246350073920noreply@blogger.com