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Still having trouble with the youngest one (13) in respecting punishments and boundaries.. It's like she thinks she can do whatever she wants. I have gone to writing over and over again the kinds...

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This week is filled with all of our beginnings. I was to the Dr yesterday. I finally got my diagnosis. Severe anxiety, mild depression and PTSD. That's about what I was thinking anyhow. I was p...

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It's been a little while since I've been here. But with holidays and family and stuff it seems to have gotten away from me. Now that the girls are back in school and I'm back at work, schedules a...

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I am tentatively optimistic today. Last night when I got home from a weekly engagement both girls were waiting anxiously for me and my husband. They had not only taken it upon themselves to do w...

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Yes, I am totally beside myself. I do not know which way is up right now. Let me give a run down here. My day begins with making sure my teenage girls (16 and 13) get up, shower and get off to ...

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I finally got a clear answer from insurance about mental health help. I have called the office and left a message. Awaiting a call back now to see if there are any appointments available. To sav...

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Many things are in the works for the new year. As some of you have suggested, yes, counseling is top of the list. For the entire family. This is not an easy decision to come to. I was raised in ...

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It appears as though my girls are extremely resilient and adaptive. I agree, this is EXTREME. But they act like everything is just hunky dory. The 13 year old tells me she doesn't even want her ...

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Another long talk today. I'm really hoping that something I say will click.. will make sense.. will bring about a change. The girls are doing good. They seem even happy with this new situation. ...

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After the blow-up between me and my 16 year old last night and how she was unresponsive afterwards last night, I was really unsure as to how this was going to go. I'm happy to report that it is ...

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Yep.. Here it is 4 AM and I'm going to call it a night. I did manage to get the girls bathroom under control. Their nasty, seldom washed, never hung up to dry towels are in the wash. Their cloth...

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Kids are bathed, fed and asleep in their room. It's quiet. There is still a lot to do around here. Now it's time for me to do the rest of the "clean-up". Bathroom is next. After that it is time ...

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I have been fighting a battle for a long time. Trying to get my children to do the very basic of things (listening to me and my husband when we ask them to do something, Cleaning up after themsel...

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