please answer my questions and guide me. should i have a mean supervisor fired who doesnt do his job right, when i have the connections? What should i do for halloween? I feel very very enclosed, in our new place till we find a new house, its too packed, and i need my space, the garage isnt even working! ppl still come in there and bother me!!! Im getting extra stressed lately, and i have a big interview tommorow, which im extra qualified, but everything else in my life is crazy right now!!! i cannot meditate ANYWHERE!!! no liscense btw, so no long drives. my son is NOT adjusting to the moving situation, and doesnt sleep and screams and is being very stressful for me!!!
are you kind of a pack rat? not entirely in the materialistic sense but you have lots of stuff you consider memorable and a lot of it is small but it all adds up and gets in your way but since it means something to you you forgive it you need to limit it and realize magic needs no wand only heart:tongue:
no no no! were moving in with my mom and sister till we find a house closer to work, thats why its packed!!!!
you are gonna think i am joking but ya i replied fast cuz i wanted the position it sounded fun and then i went back and answered the questions but just as i was finishing i had one of those weird unexplainable computer moments and my page changed and i lost it all! sorry it felt like maybe something interfered too that didnt want me to be able to talk to you isnt that odd? im sorry suddenly my memory isnt working i have to go
you say your kid is being stressful to YOU? have you put yourself in his place and considered the stress HE is going through? Is it all about YOU?
WHAT???? seriously? its stressful helping him go through the changes!!!! not all about me. I've been working my ass off trying to keep him happy and he wont sleep, i rock him, sing to him, etc, its 1:27 am in the morning and he has had no nap and JUST now have i FINALLY managed to get him to go to sleep. You Must not be a parent!!! hes first. end of that.
im just curious of what anyones advice is on some things for fun, boredom, or even some good advice i can take. no negativity please. Geeeez.
I have a 20 y/o and a 30 y/o both boys. Take him outside to play as long as possible and let him get physically tired. The fresh air and Nature will be good for both of you. :chill: I was just giving you a reality check. Sometimes it takes a whack on the head to change one's perception of things. Hope you got some sleep!
ok, thank you for the nice post back. i have been taking him out to the park, and trampoline, and everything, hes just gotta adjust, im stressed cus im trying to get a job. and i find out today or tommorow. I am great at helping other people, but i have trouble helping myself. same with advice. shrug.
That's usually how it is... its easier to see what someone else needs than ourselves. That's where the problems start. One has to wake up and see what self is doing. kids pick it up and mirror it back to you. try and get outdoors by yourself for even 15 mins and listen to what is inside of you, not what is outside. don't worry about a costume right now! all that stuff is pulling you off your center. trying to find a job puts you right out there feeling like you have to "pass the test" and then the "mommy test", etc etc. do the best you can, (your best changes from moment to moment) dont be a sponge, there is always tomorrow! And believe me time passes so quickly, in 20 years you won't even remember this time, your kid will be grown and you will wish you were rocking him to sleep, you will long for that little boy smell that comes up from his head while you hold him as he is screaming and struggling to get away!! ooops, I mean while he drifts off to sleep peacefully in your arms. Take care.
Good luck with the job. By the way... When my kids were little I worked as a housekeeper. Made my own hours, got a fair amount of dough (more than minimum wage) and was able to be with the kids when needed. It's easier to clean at someone else's house and get paid for it than your own if you hate housekeeping !! Just ask around, everyone wants a housekeeper.
Try a diplomatic approach first. While you may have the connections, taking the quick and easy route may say something about your willingness to solve a problem. Of course I'm basing this on the assumption that you haven't taken that route already... it's just the older I get, the more I see the obvious quick solution not being the best. what are your options? Quick answer is to drink heavily but I'm not sure how practical that will be Plan some little organizational jobs and when people drop in put them to work. I have no history with kids so I defer to the more learned folks in that. Otherwise, practice being an effective emotional gatekeeper... exert control over what you let in to provoke stress. Until you process it as such it is merely information.