New here
I have a total of four special needs children out of six.
Two of them no longer live with me. Jennifer, 19, has bipolar disorder. Ryan, 14, has ODD, ADHD, and is CD. Marissa, 10 1/2, has ODD, ADHD, and is CD. She is on Depakote to control her seizures. Isabel, 2 1/2, has Sturge Weber Syndrome, seizures (on Carbatrol for them), a port wine stain on her face that she's had four laser surgeries for.
I am just wondering how everyone keeps their sanity? Especially those who are SAHM's?
I've been divorced for 6 years now, and I have six children. Like I said, two of them are not with me anymore. Jennifer lives on her own, and my son Ryan couldn't live with me anymore due to some psychological problems that he was having. My youngest child, Isabel, is my ex boyfriend's child, who was married last September to his girlfriend of a year. I am basically raising these kids on my own, and I'd really like someone who knows where I'm coming from.
Just the daily medications that I have to worry about is just... UGH! Not to mention Isabel, has a chance of developing glaucoma in her eyes, and has to be fitted with some corrective foot wear for some problems with her left foot.
Sorry for venting... I don't really have ANYONE that I can talk to. My parents are both dead. My siblings no longer talk to me, because I've had some hard times in my life and they didn't agree with my decisions. (Domestic violence related as well as having five children with my abuser. Long story there)
|