Ramblings of a Trauma Mama: Holding On

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Holding On

Change is a process-It comes little by little. -Joyce Meyer

I am holding on to this because today my kids are over the top. They are not listening and they are out of control. Mr Stinky is being abusive to all of us around him and very aggressive.I have enjoyed our good times for the past several days, but apparently it is over. I'm sure it will come back in time so I will hold on to hope.

Our therapist says every regression forces kids to work through their feelings so they can progress. I will hang on to that hope too. I guess we are in a healing moment.

6 comments:

Lisa said...: The joys of the rollercoaster ride. Not.

Sending hugs!; January 26, 2011 at 4:11 PM
Sarah said...: 36 days until Orlando!

You can do it. Hold on. :); January 26, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Tasha Lehman said...: Hang tight. You can do it. You are STRONG!; January 26, 2011 at 9:17 PM
The Accidental Mommy said...: What the heck is going on? The kids are a train wreck this year! Mine is a freight train. I don't remember her having this hard a time before. But most of the blogs I read, all the kids are struggling right now.
Ugh. Hang in there.; January 27, 2011 at 12:16 AM
Our Adventures As A Family of 4.... said...: Wow, I thought it was just my kids. Guess it's all around. I'm sorry after the great weekend you had that the bad behavior came back. But I do believe the therapist, so go with it and hopefully two baby steps forward.

Hang in there.

Molly; January 27, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Trauma Mama said...: It is interesting they all seem to be cycling at the same time. Phases of the moon?...; January 27, 2011 at 11:40 PM

My Children

Mr. Stinky

7-years-old

He came home from Russia when he was 11 months old and I think we attached and bonded well. Since his brothers came home he has detached so we are working on building our attachment again.

Mr. Happy

4-years-old

He came home at 18-months and because of the trauma drama of his brother his attachment has been slow coming. No matter what this child is happy to a fault. He is a good boy and is the quiet loner type. He lives under a huge layer of PTSD and zones into his own little world often.

Mr. Screech

4-years-old

Came home at the same time as Mr. Happy at 18-months old. For the first three months he screamed non-stop unless he was sleeping and after three months started talking non-stop. He is super charming until there is no one around and then he falls apart. He is hyper-vigilant and obsessed about food. If I walk in the kitchen he is following me to see what I might be getting.