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    About Me

    25, F I am a stay at home mother and returning to school in August 2008. School with be my second priority as taking care of my children will aways be #1. I have been seperated from my husband for 9 months now. Went though horrible depression and at times thought how will I get though this. But some how I kept it all together and am now moving forward. I have the sole responsibility of taking care of my children all by myself they are 8, 6, 4 and 2 years old. Their father (my stbx) does not take parenting seriously anymore since he started using drugs. And I'm accepting that now. At first it was hard and would think about my own childhood with out a father, but know things will be a lot different for my kids. So I'm enjoying my life right now and in a lot of ways I feel life seems to be better then ever right now. Some how I feel a lot more at peace then I have in a long time. There will be a lot of bumps in the road but I know I can get over them now and life will turn out just as it should.

    Interests

    My kids. Love them to bits. Really love going to the park with them, hanging out watching movies, just watching them play and everything in between. Love hanging out with my sister and her kids and her boyfriend. Hanging out with my friends when I have the time , wish there was more time to spend with them. School, looking forward to starting and finishing it so I can get a good job and be financially independent. Reading , writing journals and letters mostly to myself. Watching movies. Being out doors , camping , going for walks , relaxing in the sun. Making my home mine, it's a slow process as the is a lot of work and little time and money to do so. But every little bit I accomplish makes me feel a bit better.

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  • Journal

    • I'm good

      Mood July 17, 2008 9:19pm

      Their is no more need to have no contact rule!!! YAY!!! I'm emotionaly detached from him. I do not feel thretened by him, I know he does not want …

    • Today

      Mood July 4, 2008 9:12pm

      Well today was a good day! Hung out with my sister and our kids. I have 4 and she has 2 and 2 step daughters only one step daughters live with her …

    • WOW, It all makes sence.

      Mood July 2, 2008 4:43pm

      Today my son had a DR's appointment, had to get all the kids ready and on the bus. Well they changed all the buses around down town and I got off …

    • He's always trying to have control!!

      Mood July 1, 2008 10:06am

      It has been me and my kids, since my stbx decided he does not want visits with the kids. He's seen them only 2 hours in over a month. He told me …
    • stbx

      Mood June 24, 2008 12:24pm

      Conversation I had with him on Friday. He was telling me how I never took care of him. How he sometimes had to come home and do dishes or watch his …

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      From soulsurvivor1 Yesterday

      chard, it is me patscircus, had to change it.

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      From patscircus Tuesday

      chard, thinking of you ...HUGS

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      From yogamomm Sunday

      Thank you sweetie! We are doing well arnt we?! We just rock lol

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      From yogamomm Friday

      Thanks for letting me know about the post, I was AFK so I didnt see it... I responded to it and I will respond to your journal in a bit - but wanted to give u a big hug for being YOU!

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      From stepdadnomore Friday

      I married a woman with four kids...loved them like they were my own and still she left me because I wanted the oldest one to do something with her life and get a job..something..Still..this woman would rather be single with four kids then with someone that took to her kids with open arms. So men like me are out there..hang in there!

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  • Goals

    Progress

    70 %

    Goal End Date is Feb 29, 08 146 days ago.
    Goal Completed on Jul 17, 08
  • Support Groups

    • Close Breakups & Divorce

      Treatments

      Couples Counseling Not Working
      My husband does not want to hear what anyone has to say
      Forgiveness Working / Worked
      Reading Working / Worked
      a great eccape
      Support Groups Working / Worked
      I've met great people and it's nice to have people to talk to about my stuff
      Talking Working / Worked
      venting helps and also nice to get advice
    • Close Single Parenting

      My husband has moved out now I am taking care of my 4 children all by myself mon-fri. There ages are 7, 6, 3 and 1

    • Open Codependency

      Treatments

      Talking Working / Worked
      I have a woman's support group I attend and this subject comes up often
    • Open Sexual Abuse

      chard hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

      well tonight is the first time in 6 years my husband has physicly abused me when i was pregnent 6 years ago he was abuseive, he went into drug treatment program and the abuse stopped.he started using drugs again about 5 months ago. but he moved out. i was very upset. i did not know he was using again. he was just hear to watch r kids for the weekend cause he has no where to stay.

      Treatments

      Forgiveness Working / Worked
      I can forgive him for abusing me , but i can not forget if he does not get help
      Leave Working / Worked
      not being around him, he cant hurt me.
    • Open Parenting Big Kids (5-8)

      I have 4 children, my two oldest are 8 and 6.

      Treatments

      Education (School) Working / Worked
      School keeps them busy.
      Listening Working / Worked
      It is nice to sit down to dinner and hear about there day.
      Patience Working / Worked
      Having 4 children that are so young takes so much patirnce.
    • Open Parenting Toddlers (1-3)

      I have 4 children, my two yongest are 2 and 3.

      Treatments

      Attachment Parenting Working / Worked
      I have been a stay at home mom for 8 years it seems to be easyer for the children and I to do it this way till they r all in school.
      Play Therapy Working / Worked
      Are favorite activeties are playing outside and taking trips to swimming, mc. donalds, and the park.
    • Open Depression
      Type: Post Partum Depression

      Had post partem deprtion for my children, the firt was by far the worst. But it tore my marriage apart. m now seperated for 8 months no longer am depresed but want my family back together.

      Treatments

      Effexor Working / Worked
      Did not work made it worse
      Paxil Working / Worked
      It worked so well, but thought I did not need it cause I hate med and stopped so I was still depressed but not as bad
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      Thats what is getting me through right now
      Writing Working / Worked
      it helps alot, just write it an paper and feel a lot better and toss it
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