• Everyday,  Trauma Parenting

    the lightbulb is missing.

    I say several things at least 2-3 times a month that I find are applicable to many real life situations. First, stop looking for logic where there is none. This applies to most arguments with teenagers and/or hysterical people, along…

  • Everyday,  School,  Trauma Parenting

    trippin’.

    Monday. It’s my favorite day of the week. Started out great. House was quiet, baked a pie, prepped dinner, did some laundry. The biggest problem before noon was a broken Christmas tree bulb. Sweet! I’ll take it.  As I’m curling…

  • Everyday,  Trauma Parenting,  Travel

    my limits.

    I try not to make decisions when I’m angry. It’s a work in progress. Sometimes I’m good at it, sometimes not so much. Hubby is pretty aware that he’s not great at it either, so he tells me to wait…

  • Everyday,  Trauma Parenting,  Travel

    thanksgiving.

    We’ve made it to Thanksgiving. I’m not cooking, I haven’t cooked for Thanksgiving in several years. Instead, I place an order at BJ’s Catering and let them handle the job! So later this afternoon hubby and I will be heating…

  • Everyday,  Trauma Parenting,  Travel

    Vacation?

    First rule one should never forget… Holidays = trauma behaviors It is almost Thanksgiving. I live in a home filled with children that have, for whatever reason, been separated from their birth families. No matter the circumstances that got them…

  • Everyday,  Trauma Parenting

    AWOL comes in waves.

    After days of looking, my wandering/awol friend has turned up in Detroit. He was located somewhere near the 9th precinct, which, as it’s been explained to me, is someplace I don’t want to be.  How did they find him? I’m…