This week Brian and I went in for a therapy intake appointment. We didn’t know what to expect and we had our reservations but we hoped for the best. Telling The Story I have talked about our situation many times over the last five months. I'm comfortable talking about it and blogging about it. It … Continue reading Starting Therapy After Our Son’s Suicide
Tag: Mom Life
Adding Grad School To The Mix
Life has been hard and complicated so what's a girl to do? I decided to grad school! I had pondered it and I had even started my application but didn't follow through, but one day, I just decided that I was going to officially apply. Of course, I didn't know if I would actually get … Continue reading Adding Grad School To The Mix
Life After Loss: Coping With Suicide
Trigger Warning: Death/Suicide If you follow me, you know that we recently lost our son to suicide and are now facing the challenges of coping with suicide. You can read about it here. Now What Do We Do As you could imagine, when we were faced with making funeral arrangements for our son, we had … Continue reading Life After Loss: Coping With Suicide
I Used To Be More Sensitive To Questions
Emily had this post ready to go, when her family experienced an unimaginable tragedy. While they are working through things, I'm helping to keep the blog's momentum going and publishing on her behalf. This is one of the many heartfelt stories about her family and children you'll find on this blog. Emily will be back … Continue reading I Used To Be More Sensitive To Questions
When Your Kid Is Secure
"Your kids are so lucky!" "You saved them!" These are statements that adoptees despise. I always responded with something to the effect of "we are the lucky ones" or "they saved us." These are meant as such kind comments and these are surely comments that I made myself. But people don't realize that it could … Continue reading When Your Kid Is Secure
Do My Kids Care About New Year’s Eve?
New Year’s Eve stopped being a big deal to me, years ago. In fact, I almost resent its existence because of the pressure to experience it to the fullest. So I basically ignore it now. But I do love celebrating anything and everything with the kids. Almost every year, we have toasted to a random … Continue reading Do My Kids Care About New Year’s Eve?
Am I A Good Teacher?
Well, I have been an ESE teacher for a little over a week and I gotta say, it's exactly how I visualized it and I'm so happy in that classroom that I feel like my heart is going to burst. Watching these kids take in the information and sometimes watching them struggle, it's an awesome … Continue reading Am I A Good Teacher?
Meeting New People And Learning To Teach
Before starting to teach, I had to make it through training week and I have a story that I just must share. At the meet and greet, the night before training started, I was introduced to the other members of the ESE team. It was then that I met my soon to be work bestie. … Continue reading Meeting New People And Learning To Teach