I'm having a little pity party for myself. Would you like to join? I keep telling myself better days ahead, but I feel like all this little stuff keeps getting in the way. My sister called me this morning to tell me my mom is in the hospital and they think she may have had a heart attack. I am not supposed to tell my brother because his wife is expecting a baby in 8 days and my mom was coming to help them. (She is in Florida). My dad had 9 stents put in in March after having unsuccessful open heart surgery. My daughter was upset and crying last night because we were finally able to schedule a weekend to visit my sister-in-law and now she is invited to a birthday party for one of her best friends on the same weekend. The next two weeks are booked solid with work, End-of-the-year shows and parties, Kindergarten screenings, and I'm sure other stuff. And all I want to do is pig out and blow off my new lifestyle (I will not say diet). Sorry, I could just rant for the next few hours at this point. I think I'll go to the gym and get my adrenline rush.
How is your day/ week going?
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Everything will get better!
hope things settle down and your Folks end up doing well.
I'm simplifying my life at the moment, getting ready for the next phase.
Life does just seem to come at you like that. It can be so overwhelming. Lately, when that happens to me I just try to look at all the reasons I should be happy and sometimes it helps.
Keep your chin up! Things will get better and until then have as big a pity party as you want! :)
About your kid, trust me, she will understand. It seems like she will be upset forever, but you just have to remind yourself that her whole world right now is her friends; it will not always be like this. She will not remember missing a party a few years from now, so you can acknowledge to her the fact that she has the right to feel disappointed, but there will be other parties, and scheduling visits to your sister-in-law is difficult.
I'm so sorry about your parents, but sadly, it is a fact of life that we will have to outlive them, and take care of them as they get older. That doesn't mean it will be easy; it's never easy to look at the people we love and watch them hurt or feel sick. You should talk to your kids and let them know (you should determine how much to tell them depending on their ages), that you will be needing their help and their understanding. Kids will be kids, but they can surprise you.
As for your lifestyle change, we are all having trouble keeping up with ours too, so don't feel bad!