tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16857968.post3462866609763517274..comments2023-04-03T17:06:33.119+08:00Comments on spy the harriet: Bad As In...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16857968.post-39650342419054377172010-06-15T08:47:42.917+08:002010-06-15T08:47:42.917+08:00.....it's taken me about 5 minutes to...think ........it's taken me about 5 minutes to...think what to say. I beleive this is an incredibly brave thing to have done publicly Cass & I beleive that every parent should be privy to such displays of honesty- these days are not rare for many people. I have just spent the weekend trying to redeem myself from "not putting Sam first" in ages- turning down several requests to head out with people who really needed my friendship & attention, And I am so sorry that I was not able to spend some time with you !!!! You deserve a couple of hours (days) respite I think- coffee, chatting, music,sleeping(drinking hard liquor)and we will make a date to do that ASAP !! I hope the sleep fairy visits both your children for about 3 days straight ??? xxxx LisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16857968.post-55746233333601962872010-06-15T08:21:37.206+08:002010-06-15T08:21:37.206+08:00I really enjoy reading your blog and have come to ...I really enjoy reading your blog and have come to know you from another forum also. I read so much of myself in your posts about sleep etc and my heart is just crying out for you.<br /><br />I don't know how to word this so I will just go ahead and put it out there, have you thought about night-weaning DS? I 'hate' being the one to suggest it, but I just wonder at what point do you decide that you need more sleep in order to be able to function effectively? Sleep deprivation is horrible and I'm only suggesting this out of respect for you and your ideals....<br /><br />Hope you get some sleep soon xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16857968.post-11812424113867887322010-06-14T08:27:18.846+08:002010-06-14T08:27:18.846+08:00Hey Cass, I love your raw honesty. Thanks for sha...Hey Cass, I love your raw honesty. Thanks for sharing your day down the rabbit hole. We ALL have them, sometimes even for several days in a row. I know I do and I always come out the other end stronger, more enlightened to what we each need/what we're each missing/how we can go forward. Parenting is hard enough WITH sleep, without sleep makes it really really hard. Good sleep is coming I promise. Maybe a little while off but it IS coming...<br />Xx LouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16857968.post-53658423535496443462010-06-13T19:21:13.088+08:002010-06-13T19:21:13.088+08:00Hey Cass, This really struck me;
"But I hav...Hey Cass, This really struck me;<br /><br />"But I have to say, in testament to our determination to try and be half decent parents (well ok, for *me* to try and redeem myself against being absolutely everything I work so hard against being)"<br /><br />I have felt this too many times in the time I have been parenting. And yet I also agree with your final point. I think that the times that we have 'lost it' as a family have been the times we have <br /><br />a. come together better and with a fuller understanding of each other<br />b. come to a better understanding of ourselves and the bits we need to work on (ok thats probably more me than the kids)<br /><br />So yes I have had days like this as well, crazy bad days where I dont know where up is in relation to down. <br /><br />I love that you wrote about your day Cass. I often feel that we mothers arent honest about the hard times or the times when we dont live up to our expectations of ourselves but it is so freeing both to ourselves and others to admit those times we loose it.Buffy Stun-Hershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457770956881570334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16857968.post-51455017635699810582010-06-13T16:14:01.955+08:002010-06-13T16:14:01.955+08:00I think anyone who's a parent has had a day li...I think anyone who's a parent has had a day like that. I'm sure it's the sleep deprivation. I hope things improve soon.katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16857968.post-77149292996690989752010-06-12T19:14:39.908+08:002010-06-12T19:14:39.908+08:00Sometimes you fall down the rabbit hole without se...Sometimes you fall down the rabbit hole without seeing it coming and I swear it gets bigger the more kids you have! I remember reading here years ago about a girl starting with H who would be up all night eAch might and a Mama starting with C who wondered if it would ever end? :) and there were other posts where she proclaimed it did, even for a little while. Hang in there Cass, these days will pass and all will be smiling again soon. Thankyou for writing this post, it was a shock to read as through reading your blog I surmised the hitting, yelling, swearing go against your parenting ethos...but I've also had days like this and I've felt awful and wondered who decided I was fit to parent these kids? I've felt so guilty, but to know I'm not the only parent to do it is a comfort in a sense and I do agree with your summary afterwards. Perhaps I'll start giving myself a little slack and tell the dhead drphil voice in my head to p'off when it tells me that 'that' is the moment my children will remember forever...which in hindsight i'd totally ridiculous! I'm willing to sacrifice some sleep filled Ashman nights and so I'll send our sleep vibes your way Cass xoJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909098646294265399noreply@blogger.com