Depressed Mama

So Ready And So Not Ready.

Posted 5 months ago

We move on Friday.

I am ready for the next chapter in our lives.

I am not ready to uproot my boys from the school they and I both love.

I am ready for warmer weather.

I am not ready to have to live in a hotel for the next three to four weeks.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted 6 months ago

~Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.~

~God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.~

I am so thankful to have my wonderful husband home with our family this year. Thankful for my beautiful children. Thankful for those who are serving overseas away from their families so that we can be thankful. And thankful for those who have tried to hurt me or bring me down, you have made me a stronger, better person.

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So Very Hurt.

Posted 6 months ago

Two days ago, my “best” friend invited me to go out with her and her neice for the neice’s 21st birthday.

I was super excited because I have hardly gotten to see my “best” friend lately and we move next week……….

This morning, my “best” friend called me and asked me if I would babysit her kids while she goes out with her neice.

WHAT THE FUCK????????

I thought I was going out with them?????????

Guess not. I guess that saying is true; You learn who your friends are.

=(

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I Have The Sweetest Kids EVER!!

Posted 6 months ago

Youngest just said to me, “You my favorite Mommy ever”.

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IQ

Posted 6 months ago

I have an IQ score of 143, which means that I fall into the Highly Gifted range. I dont usually discuss my IQ. I dont think its anyone’s business.

Of course my mother knows my IQ; I was tested when I was seventeen.

I have never been to college. I only have a High School Diploma.

I hate that my mother keeps making comments about how I am wasting my intelligence.

I am living the life I have always wanted. From as early as I can remember, all I have ever wanted was to be a wife and mother.

Just because I have a relatively high IQ, why must I pursue a college career? Why arent I allowed to live my dream because I am intelligent? Isnt this my choice?

Thank goodness I have a husband who understands and accepts my decision. It is our life, our choice.

Here is the IQ Scale

Over 140 - Genius or near genius
120 - 140 - Very superior intelligence
110 - 119 - Superior intelligence
90 - 109 - Normal or average intelligence
80 - 89 - Dullness
70 - 79 - Borderline deficiency
Under 70 - Definite feeble-mindedness

High IQ’s are broken down as follows…

115-124 - Above average (e.g., university students)
125-134 - Gifted (e.g., post-graduate students)
135-144 - Highly gifted (e.g., intellectuals)
145-154 - Genius (e.g., professors)
155-164 - Genius (e.g., Nobel Prize winners)
165-179 - High genius
180-200 - Highest genius
>200 - “Unmeasurable genius”

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A Special Note.

Posted 6 months ago

This morning I found a note on the table from Oldest. It was folded in half. On the outside it said “Unfold”. So I unfold it, read it, and get the biggest smile on my face and heart that you could ever imagine.

It read as follows: Dear Mommy, Will you make cupcakes for dessert tomorrow? P.S. I love you. From, Oldest (obviously there were a few misspelled words and it actually said his name!!)

That was a request that was gladly fulfilled!!!

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How NOT To Raise Your Toddler.

Posted 6 months ago

I found this on another blog: I found it very interesting, funny, and quite true!!!

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1) DON’T ask, “Why did you do that?”

Why did you bite that boy? Why did you hit your sister? Why is there spaghetti in your ear? Why am I asking you a question you can’t possibly answer in any way that will make me feel better? Oh yes, because it’s easier than accepting the idea that I am in charge of a tiny lunatic.

2) DON’T be surprised by the number of things that can end up in your toilet

This includes shoes, spatulas, cell phones, small animals, keys, and a whole eggplant that looks an awful lot like a human head to your middle-of–the-night eyes.

3) DON’T be surprised by the number of things that can NOT end up in your toilet

Number two, for example, can occasionally end up in your purse.

4) DON’T assume that repeating directions increases their likelihood of being followed

More importantly, DO NOT assume that repeating directions increases their likelihood of being followed.

5) DON’T over-explain adult situations

“Sorry, honey. Mommy is just in a bad mood because she doesn’t understand why she chose to make a living on the Internets. And taking out a second mortgage to fund your preschool appears not to have been the prudent thing to do. And wow, your sitter is expensive! That noise? Oh, that’s just Daddy weeping through the wall.”

6) DON’T say, “Let’s wash your hair!”

This is akin to saying, “Let’s put this large needle in your eyeball.” If you really feel like you have to warn your toddler about the upcoming sudsing, consider something relatively benign and tangentially related, like, “Let’s put this large needle in your eyeball.”

7) DON’T wear a short skirt to a toddler birthday party

You know that fantasy you have about being unintentionally violated by giddy elves? Yeah, me neither.

8) DON’T let a boy shorter than the toilet try to pee standing up

Too late for that? Try not yelling helpful tips like, “Point your penis up!” Too late for that? Wipe your chin.

9) DON’T ask if your toddler if he wants to do something you need him to do

This includes Do You Want To Wear A Jacket? Do You Want To Eat Something? Do You Want To Hug Grandma? Do You Want To Wash Your Hair? and Do You Want to Keep Me From Running Out The Door To Jamaica?

10) DON’T try to catch vomit in your hands

A) It doesn’t work. B) You don’t get points for trying. C) You get vomit in your hands.

11) DON’T say things like “mommy is getting rid of her mustache with cream” or “this is a tampon”

Unless you’d like them repeated to your mailman, your grocer, and your neighborhood crush, grooming habits and toiletries are best left completely unexplained. Can’t help yourself? Go with something that will make your toddler sound like a nutcake upon repeating. “This is mommy’s Santa Fun Face! Now can you please hand back Cotton Mouse and close the door?”

12) DON’T assume that asking “why?” expresses genuine interest

The biggest toddler trick in the book! You think your kid cares that much about why cars go? This is a tactical maneuver that actually means something closer to: “I will wear you down with talking to the point that you will offer me ice cream to shut me up.”

13) DON’T use ice cream as a reward

Hyper, sugared-up kids are more dangerous than a 20th Duggar pregnancy.

14) DON’T make idle threats

Telling the small one that you are going to get rid of his favorite toy if he doesn’t put it away and then not doing it telegraphs one thing: That you are the weaker species. And yes, for the record, this is exactly why I was disemboweling Elmo in the middle of the street this morning.

15) DON’T forget that this too shall pass

That’s what they tell me. I don’t believe it, but I’m telling you anyway, because that’s what good parents do. They lie to get each other through the hard parts.

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My Life.

Posted 6 months ago

I have a genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Along with that, I also have Hypermobility Syndrome and Chronic Pain Syndrome.

Basically, I hurt ALL THE TIME; and not just sore, achy… I am talking SEVERE pain. My life is filled with chronic pain, pain that never, ever goes away.

I could simply be walking and dislocate a hip; it happens on average about twice a week. I have dislocated my shoulder pulling Youngest’s shirt over his head. I have dislocated my wrist pulling a shoe off one of my children. Intimate times with Husband often lead to dislocations.

There is a little glimpse of what I live on a daily basis…..

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Only A Parent.

Posted 6 months ago

You know you are a parent when you discuss bowel movements very seriously.

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Quotes I Enjoy.

Posted 6 months ago

~The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man (or woman) perfected without trials.~

~Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.~

~Whatever you are, always be a good one.~

~It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.~

~There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all.~

~No one knows what he can do until he tries.~

~If you judge people, you have no time to love them.~

~I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.~

~Speak clearly. If you speak at all, carve every word before you let it fall.~

~To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.~

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Depressed Mama

This is my life........... pathetic, I know..........