My youngest child will be twelve years old next week and is growing up faster than I’m ready for. I knew this day was coming from the moodiness and wacky blood sugar readings she’s had lately. I have talked with her about what to expect, what to do, and have given detailed explanations […]
Youngest daughter and her friends have recently discovered the joy of text messaging and celebrate this joy by keeping the phone at their side at all times with a really annoying and loud ring tone for incoming messages. I’m really glad our family plan has unlimited texting.
Yesterday afternoon, J (youngest daughter) came running through the […]
J’s visit with the endocrinologist on Wednesday morning did not bring good news. Her A1C was horrible. I am not exaggerating. It was higher than the machine could calibrate. Greater than 14. Fun, huh?
For quite a while now, I have felt that I was […]
are coming. I like change sometimes. At other times I am change resistant.
Right now, I’m feeling change resistant and a little nervous.
For the next few years (beginning mid-May), XH will be stationed nearby, within a two hour drive from here. I would like to have a good co-parenting relationship that is healthy and positive for […]
April 24, 2008 – 12:15 am
According to 13 yr old son that’s my new title: Worst Mom in the World.
How can you earn this prestigious title for yourself (it comes with a tiara, a sash and everything) ?
1. Force your 13 year old son to eat dinner with the family 4 or 5 times each week.
2. Insist […]
Today is Mom’s birthday.
She is one of the smartest people I know, has unbelievable determination, is fierce in her love and is willing to fight for what she believes in. She is full of integrity and is willing to tell you what you need to hear even when it’s the last thing you want […]
Being the single parent of a 13 year old son who’s chosen defiance as his MO is not easy. In fact, it can be really hard. I’m sure it can be rewarding, but I’m not seeing any rewards right now. My parenting-a-son world stinks right now.
I’m struggling to see him as the dear […]
The first meeting of youngest daughter’s diabetes group counseling was yesterday. The group will meet twice a month and is for tweens who have type I diabetes. There’s also a group for teens. The groups are being facilitated by the counselor we worked with in December and January, who was recommended by […]
February 26, 2008 – 10:12 pm
I worked an hour late this afternoon since tomorrow is youngest daughter’s quarterly appointment with the endocrinologist. When I got home, she was in bed sleeping. Oldest daughter and son said she had a snack after school and then went to bed. Not typical behavior for her. Not at all.
I checked […]
February 23, 2008 – 8:16 am
This article is very well written and insightful. My journey from knowing nothing about type I diabetes to having it be part of every moment has been very much like this author described her own journey.
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