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Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / July 2007Kitten?
How are things going? I think about you now and then, wondering if Chewy's going to get his head on straight. Vicki  Signature"I'm just a bad Christian. A bad born-again Christian. And certainly, like the apostle Peter, I am capable of denying it, of presenting myself as a sort of leftist liberation-theology enthusiast and maybe sort of a vaguely Jesusy bon vivant. But it's not true" --Anne Lamott > How are things going? I think about you now and then, wondering if Chewy's > going to get his head on straight. He's doing MUCH better, especially since I've now got a place I go to be alone a couple afternoons a week. And since he realized I nearly left a couple months ago. There was one day that if I'd been able to get in touch with a lady I know who'd just had the "do-it-yourself divorce" book from the library, I'd have written everything up right then and there. Things have gotten immensely better since then. He's even dealing more with YD's behavior, and he's working on his own reactions to YS. And he's talking with me about our issues, no more dodging them, no more getting irritable and pushing me away emotionally if issues come up. Now if we can just get those household maintenance things taken care of... Kitten > How are things going? I think about you now and then, wondering if Chewy's > going to get his head on straight. BTW, I wanted to say thanks for asking, Vicki. I don't read nearly as much as I used to and rarely post, because of the reactions I've gotten. I truly appreciate the concern you show. Kitten In a previous article, Caitriona Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe <st_brigids_gate_farm@yahoo.com> said: >> How are things going? I think about you now and then, wondering if Chewy's >> going to get his head on straight. > >BTW, I wanted to say thanks for asking, Vicki. I don't read nearly as >much as I used to and rarely post, because of the reactions I've >gotten. I truly appreciate the concern you show. You have gotten some pretty tough reactions here, Kitten, especially from me. But I believe they come from a place of genuine concern from watching you over the years turn yourself inside out for Chewy and his kids, without getting similar consideration in return; I think we're all worried about you. I'm glad things are looking up, and I hope they continue to do so. Vicki Signature"I'm just a bad Christian. A bad born-again Christian. And certainly, like the apostle Peter, I am capable of denying it, of presenting myself as a sort of leftist liberation-theology enthusiast and maybe sort of a vaguely Jesusy bon vivant. But it's not true" --Anne Lamott > In a previous article, Caitriona Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe <st_brigids_gate_f...@yahoo.com> said: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > I'm glad things are looking up, and I hope they continue to do so. The harsh reactions, no matter where they're coming from, don't help. <shrug> He's working hard now to make things better, but I"m still at a place where I'm not sure if it's enough, in time. Of course, today, I"m tired and my body aches, so that makes it more difficult for me to deal. Chewy's been doing really well, but we did have a bit of a conflict today. YD had stayed out later than he'd told her she could on Wednesday, without calling to talk to him about what was going on or to get permission to stay out later. He told me she was grounded for it. Found out today that he never told *her* she was grounded. So when she asked this afternoon if she could go to a friend's house and he said yes, I said that I'd thought she was grounded. His response was that it was all over and done. Then she said she'd never even known she was grounded. He kinda wound up in a hole where he had to tell her she couldn't go to her friend's after all because she'd failed to communicate with him on Wednesday. At this point, for today, I really don't care anymore. Maybe I will later, after I've spent a few more hours in town with the boys, doing my laundry and using their 'net access. <shrug> Kitten Kitten, How is your area up there? I keep thinking you are in that area that flooded. With hope and heart, Kathleen, not flooded, yet! >> In a previous article, Caitriona Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe >> <st_brigids_gate_f...@yahoo.com> said: [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Kitten > Kitten, > > How is your area up there? I keep thinking you are in that area that > flooded. > With hope and heart, > Kathleen, not flooded, yet! Aren't you close to Onion Creek? It's all still OK down there? I'm a half hour from MF, where the worst flooding was. We're still getting quite a lot of rain. We left the civic in town tonight, just in case I wake up tomorrow and, out of habit, head into town at 5am. Don't want to chance washing down any creeks that flood overnight. Nearly did that Wednesday morning. We slept through that storm, didn't know it hit, so didn't know the creeks were all flooded. Thankfully, the creek that caught me by surprise had already gone down most of the way by the time I hit it, and I didn't kill the car going through it. Hope you stay flood-free down there. Kitten So far everything is OK in this area. Onion creek is close but not enough to affect us. I keep hearing about MF, which is why I posted. We've had a lot of rain but not all at once. I was a little concerned tonight because if it rains all night the Blanco would flood. I have a client on the river who's home I take care of, so when it rains in Blanco and west of us I pay attention. I am still really grateful that everything is green. Do you remember last year how everything was so brown, and rain was so rare that when it did rain, everyone went outside to watch it? With hope and heart, Kathleen >> Kitten, >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Kitten > So far everything is OK in this area. Onion creek is close but not enough > to affect us. I keep hearing about MF, which is why I posted. We've had a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > year how everything was so brown, and rain was so rare that when it did > rain, everyone went outside to watch it? Yes, the green is nice. The critters are enjoying it. However, it needs to firm up a bit today so we can put another round bale out. At least hay is a bit less expensive now. But if everything keeps wet like this, we'll lose all this year's hay crops. Kitten |
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