Have A Good Old Moan....

I have had an awful couple of days. I was meant to be living in a house with some of my friends next year at Uni, but one of them (the ringleader) decided that she didn't want my boyfriend in the house next year because she doesn't like him. She was so horrible that I'm bow moving back in to student halls in my third year of Uni and I won't be able to see my other friends next year that are still living with her 🙁

Oh no that sucks. On the plus side, student halls are typically MUCH cheaper? I'm not sure where you are but I definitely regret moving into a student house, didn't really think it through it was just 'what you did' in 2nd year lol

Oh no that sucks. On the plus side, student halls are typically MUCH cheaper? I'm not sure where you are but I definitely regret moving into a student house, didn't really think it through it was just 'what you did' in 2nd year lol

Yeah I'm in manchster at uni and I moved in to a real house this year (also my second) and it was loads more expensive and we had mice! So the practical side of moving back in to halls is good 🙂

yesterday, i sat my 16 month old down on the bathroom floor with my ipad while i jumped in the shower.  i never do that-- i usually wait until my husband can watch him for a few minutes, but i was pressed for time and didn't really have much choice.

while i was shampooing, he must have accidentally paused whatever it was he was watching or playing, and i saw him start to shove the ipad into the shower so i could fix it for him.

i shouted, and he pulled back, so the ipad was safe, thankfully.  but, i knew i needed to help him fix his game, otherwise he was just going to shove it into the shower again.  so i reached for a towel on my towel rack, so i could dry off my face and my hands a bit.

well, i must have placed too much of my weight on the thing, because i definitely ripped the entire towel rack off the wall.  there were towels and pieces of drywall all over the floor.

i guess i put on more weight than i've realized this pregnancy.  sigh.

We are thinking that Logan may have some sort of learning disorder, his pediatrician referred us to go to Children's Hospital to the Autism Center and to a speech therapist to get evaluated. So I called to make the appointment, couldn't get an answer or a call back for a couple days, then finally did and they said because of the insurance he has, we have to take him to this place called Synergy first for them to evaluate him, THEN he can go to CH (where I will likely want to get a 2nd evaluation on him).  SO I tried calling this Synergy place for 4 days and always got eiher "oh, the woman that handles that isn't here today" "oh, she's out to lunch" "just leave her a voicemail, she'll call you back as soon as possible". Okay, 4 days and 4 voicemails later still nothing. REALLY put me off about this place. I mean, this is a serious thing here and it makes me feel like they just really don't give a hoot about it. I finally got ahold of someone, and they told me that first I have to have a 45 minute phone interview with some OTHER place about Logan/his behavior, then they will send the info to Synergy and then I can schedule and appointment. BUT, they said they didn't have time for the 45 minute interview yesterday, so to call back on Monday......I just want to get Logan in there and figure out what is going on! I am so worried, stressed and get so upset about all of this. I just want to give him all of the tools, resources and opportunities he needs, and learn what I can do to be able to communicate with him. I don't want anything holding him back or hindering him, I want him to have everything he needs to be able to excel in life. I want him to have a happy childhood and life, I don't want him to struggle. I'm so afraid of him going to school and getting made fun of or picked on. I remember in elementary school how MEAN some of the kids were to the kids in the special education class and it just broke my heart to pieces, they would make them cry out of frustration, I just couldn't even bear it and I WILL NOT have Logan go through that. I used to stand up to the *popular* kids doing that to the special education class kids, which I knew would make me even more of an outcast than I already was but I didn't care at all, I could not just stand there and witness this happen. I just want Logan to have a good, happy childhood and life, I just want to figure out what is going on in his head because he is behind and I don't know why and I'm literally bawling as I write this. I just want to do whatever I possibly can to help him and to be able to unlock this communication barrier that he has so he can express himself like I know he wants to, or so I can learn how to teach him to express what he's thinking/feeling/wants....I just want to get him into these places as soon as possible

Oh Katie. I can't help, or even offer practical experience (I don't have kids) but just wanted to send a hug, positive vibes, and hopes that all goes well for Logan . Xx

I'm so so ill. My tonsils are literally touching and there's no-one to cover me tomorrow (there wasn't today either so had to stay). I have a fever too MOAAAN

Meesybob I hope you feel better soon. 

I just had possibly one of the worst days of my life. I found out that my boyfriend is quite into drugs (and not soft ones, to be honest) and has a big drinking problem. All of this happens when i'm not around, obviously. We live really far from each other (almost 3h by plane) and can't meet as much as we'd want to so this is really breaking me on the inside.
Also, my health is getting worse and worse and i can't force myself to get out of bed every morning and go to university. I barely sleep or eat, i just lay in bed. It kills me on the inside knowing how much effort my parents put to give me this education and how little i am able to give them back.

We are thinking that Logan may have some sort of learning disorder, his pediatrician referred us to go to Children's Hospital to the Autism Center and to a speech therapist to get evaluated. [...]

You're a great mother and everything will be fine. Even though they're acting in such an unprofessional way hopefully your lovely boy will get all the help he needs. As a special kid myself i remember my mother crying every night out of frustration because i didn't seem to feel or express any kind of emotion when i was around 5 years old. I'd never laugh, smile, cry or scream...no reaction at all. Knowing that your mother wants to help and not being able to express that to her, or communicate with her, only makes the kid feel worse as he/she may think they're the problem. I know i did think that way.

You will find a way to communicate with your child, but please keep in mind social workers can be quite frustrating sometimes and that you can't let this put you down. You're strong enough to do this, please cheer up ♥

Oh guys, I am so sorry you are feeling so bad and having such a rough time, really hope things get better asap. Big hugs to all. x

My moan is that my skin picking is not getting any better, in some ways it is getting worse. Almost didn't go swimming the other day because I was aware of how bad my skin looked. It is really getting me down sometimes.

I came back off of holiday today. Booooooo.

To all: big hugs.  *hugs* 🙁

Atm I feel quite horrible and stressed out (several reasons) and I think I'm going back to dark hair. How stupid it sounds: the whole yuk phases with bleaching don't make anything worse but hating my current hair colour also doesn't help.  :-[

Hugs All! Katie~There should be some forums and links to several helpful institutions/societies to help. You will be amazed at how much help and love exists to give those with different abilities success!! *_* Hang in there!

I bought my cat a new reflective collar as he'd lost his old one. He's had it 3 days and he's gone out and lost it/got rid of it! I got one with a bell, so I'm guessing he may have got fed up and managed to get the collar off. Its not a big deal of course, I'm just annoyed because he does like to go out and I worry that people will think he's a stray or he'll get hit by a car or something. I guess I'll have to buy them in multiples next time. Naughty cat!

I had a really weird experience on another (running) forum I've just started using. 🙁

Some guy messaged me by accident (wrong person) so we started chatting in a very light hearted way. Suddenly because we'd had a bit of banter (in my view anyway - utterly harmless just silly) he starts tryin to sex chat me! Eww - no thanks. I logged off and haven't been back since. I'd only posted 6 times - kind of put off now!

Shame cos people seemed quite friendly on there.