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pandora
06-02-2008, 01:57 AM
I got a note from my sons occupational therapist telling me that the improvement this year is excellent! Hit teacher told me I was one of the best Mothers she has ever met...the EA that tutored him here last year told me the same thing.

This week he is starting to try to eat new foods and he is doing well...this issue has been going on for three years...now finally we are getting somewhere.

He is bathing himself...still needs my help but with guidance he is becoming more independant.

He transitioned with this move so well he could not have done any better.

He is sleeping in his own bed every night....he is not even crawling in with me.

I guess i just needed to pat myself on the back..with so much going on and with him having ocd, aspergers and tourettes...he is EXCELLING...they even used that word. I can honestly say..I did it all on my own. The other kids in his class go to respite...I just could never put him in an institutional setting....I would rather have them here. Socially he is coming along but I have allowed him to have friends sleep over every weekend so he can learn to relate and relate to his peers and continue to be a good friend and a good person. We have used the autism support group...that was very hard...he really didn't like it and my body was at the stage that it never stopped shaking so I felt like I looked like a freak. I know I have done the best for him even with being on my own and healing my PTSD.

I guess that is a success story.....3 or 4 years ago....I really thought he would be better off without me...Wrong thinking....I know.

nie
06-02-2008, 02:40 AM
Awesome! You deserve that pat on the back!

Nicolette
06-02-2008, 05:22 AM
Nie said the exact words I wanted to say to you Pandora. Give yourself that huge pat on the back! Great work!

anthony
06-02-2008, 07:57 AM
Really exceptional news pandora.... very proud of you and you have every reason to be truly proud of your own efforts.

tude
06-02-2008, 09:21 AM
I agree, you should be very proud of yourself. Your son's progress, and your own as well, are the results of your patience, determination, love, and hard work. It's great to hear.

Marlene
06-02-2008, 10:42 AM
You go, Pandora! Realizing that our kids are doing well as a direct result of our (parents) hard work makes all of the tough times worth it.

Congrats!
Lisa

pandora
06-02-2008, 01:39 PM
Thank you everyone for the positive comments!

She Cat
06-02-2008, 07:20 PM
Pand,

What a wonderful thread to wake up to. You must be so proud of yourself. Proud of your son too. He is turning into a wonderful independent person and has his mom to thank for that. Truly a wonderful gift that you have given him....

Congrats on a great job......

mightsurvive
06-02-2008, 07:26 PM
Hiya Pandora

Amazing work. Your son is excelling and you are have excelled at being a mum too. You deserve to be proud of yourself. Wish there were more like you.

Take care

pandora
07-02-2008, 02:34 AM
Again thank you She cat and mightsurvive...it is nice to read positive threads sometimes...this time it was about me. That makes me feel good!!!! Now if my migraine would go away...I could use this positive energy to continue unpacking.

Thankfully this is the first really bad vomiting, migraine in about 3 weeks. Now....I just quite literally have pains in my bum...LOL...The joys of degenerative discs...positive thoughts, positive thoughts. I have my next lumbar epidural and sacrailiac joint block in march...I will be able to walk more normally again...for about 8 weeks. I''l take that over not hardly being able to walk.....anytime.

Again...my thread went into a vent...LOL I know my brain is just working overtime.

sally
08-02-2008, 11:46 AM
way to go keep on trucking
sally

upstream
08-02-2008, 12:31 PM
Congrats! Wow that's something to be proud of!

Sapper
11-02-2008, 08:29 AM
Way to go Pandora.. I have a 5 year old with some special needs and your story inspires me.

morgan
11-02-2008, 01:15 PM
It's good to see good feelings for you as I know they tend to be quite scarce with us PTSD sufferers. Congratulations on all your hard work and the rewards of that work. You have every right to feel proud. I am glad to know that your son is doing well also. Kudos to you and yours.
Take care, Morgan

pandora
12-02-2008, 05:11 AM
Again....thank you eveyone for your positive comments!!!!