I’ve been discharged from the Parent and Baby Unit.
I’m thinking that I was possibly a little harsh in my last post. I have actually learned a few useful things through these counselling sessions (I’m not just saying all this as I found out that my counsellor takes her son to the same nursery that I’ll be taking The Baby to and am now worried if she reads my blog… Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Therapy?
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NOT My Favourite Waste of Time
I have counselling this morning. And I use that term in its very loosest sense. It’s been a month since I last went, because I am apparently almost fine now.
Having spent an hour each week, then reduced to each fortnight, having hand-outs about depression and recovery read to me by a girl who looks so young I would guess she is just about ready to take her GCSE options, I… Continue reading
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Like This?
I wrote that last post three days ago. I have had no internet connection for 7 days. Being unable to access the internet for a week has never concerned me before now. I have even been known to switch off my phone whilst on holiday.
But this blog has changed me. I was not only frustrated at not being able to post my own stuff, but at not being… Continue reading
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Why It Pays To Be A Pessimist
- The Baby and The Boyfriend on holiday
We are half way through the week that I’ve been dreading for… oh, about a month now. I’ve had countless sleepless nights caused by the panic of spending a whole week with an over-tired, unhappy, unsettled Baby, which in turn have produced an over-tired… Continue reading
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Three Rooms and A Baby
We are going on holiday for a week. Nowhere fancy, just to a little cottage on the coast. We will have views of the harbour, be five minutes walk from the very quaint town, and a good bracing walk away from the beach.
It’s a final farewell to my time as full-time Mummy and I should be excited.
But I’m not.
I am dreading it. DREADING it… Continue reading
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On Balance
I…suffer with? Struggle with? Cope with? Live with? Whatever, I [insert appropriate word here] low moods. And all-over-the-place moods; guilt, anxiety, jangling nerves, all mixed up with a little melancholy and general sadness. All of which will be discussed in much more detail in later posts.
However, the reason for this post is not to wallow in self-pity or indeed bring any of you down! It is to say… Continue reading
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Seven Month Glitch
Forgive me if I’m wrong, but don’t the Terrible Twos start at…well, two?? Aren’t the months leading up to this supposedly devilish age meant to be a little easier? The calm before the storm, so to speak? The Baby, I fear, is rather advanced. I have tantrums and battles (and I’m not even including those that are sleep-related) with her each and every day, today being no exception. Don’t get… Continue reading
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Steiner-inspired Playgroup in Staffordshire
For the last two Tuesdays I have been to a new playgroup called Saplings, which is inspired by the Rudolf Steiner philosophy of play. For more information on the Steiner philosophy go to http://www.freedom-in-education.co.uk/Steiner.htm
I’ve found the playgroup to be really calm and very welcoming, and The Baby has a great time. If anyone in the north Staffordshire area wants more information on this playgroup, email Lisa at morsepepper@msn.com… Continue reading
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Bourne of Frustration
At the end of The Boyfriend’s week off I decided that we all needed a break. The three of us had never had a trip away together – we had been away a couple of times with my family but never just The Boyfriend, The Baby and me. The last time The Boyfriend and I had been away together was the weekend we found out that I was pregnant. We… Continue reading
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