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I was out yesterday, sorry I didn’t check in… It just is not turning into a good week. My son, whom I AGAIN caught lying to my face, is now faced with a life of no toys, no video games, no anything. In fact I removed them all from his room and downstairs and they are in our bedroom hidden. Add to that stress that my husband just told me last night that his job is next in line for layoffs if he doesn’t hit his productivity numbers on his own (factory work) and it is a diet (and stress) disaster waiting to happen. I will say the only stress eating I did was this AM I had a biscuit and gravy here at work. I think I have discovered other ways to deal, as knitting, breathing, and reading all distract my mind from the reality now. If only I could channel that into walking, I could loose 20 lbs in a week! Top it off with temps in the teens, there is not much chance of that.
Alright, now maybe I can start my day… TTYL
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I'm sorry about your husband's job being on the line. This economy has made the job market, horrible.
05 Dec 08 by member: DLAndrews
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Another thing that might help you is to take a step back and think "will worrying/eating/stressing change whether or not (insert stressful problem here) is going to happen?" It doesn't always help, but it's a different way to think about it. The other thing I do when I'm really worried about the heavy issues (like lack of money, job loss, etc.) I sit down and make a list of all the things I CAN do to either prevent the emergency or lessen the impact or recover as quickly as possible. Just looking at that long list of all the things you can do is calming because it shows you just how in control you are.
05 Dec 08 by member: reeneejune
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I'm sorry to hear about your husband's job. It is really tough right now. But you remaining healthy is more important than ever during those tough times!! So your son is never going to have toys again in his entire life, eh? ;) You can deal with this! You are a strong person and will find the solutions that you need to get your family and yourself through this.
05 Dec 08 by member: Paige E
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Yeah, or at least for a LONG extended period of time. I told him he had to earn them back one at a time, probably more like a handful or so, but either way I think he may have the point! Oh, and did I mention the ADHD? That just complicates matters in so many more ways, always "forgetting" things... ergh
Ah, more steam is rolling out of my office, that feels better =) Thank everyone for your input and support... I know it is tough for many others as well.
05 Dec 08 by member: VondeLynn
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Hang in there - you are making such positive changes and you're making those changes for YOU! You are doing great and are definitly on the right track. I feel for you with the stuff with your son. I dont have children, but I struggled so much with lying to my parents when I was a kid. Most of it was to stay out of trouble and keep them from being mad at me - but my parents prayed and prayed and stayed consistent with me and finally broke me of it when i got to middle school!! It may seem like you're fighting a losing battle but you're not! It will all pay off! :-)
05 Dec 08 by member: Shellj685
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