Its that Friday check in Ladies x
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Afternoon lovlies x
I hope you are all keeping as well as can be x
Here we are again another week that has flown by
After much thought and consideration, I have decided that today's Friday check in will be my last.
I firstly want to say a huge thank you to each and everyone one of you amazing, beautiful souls who without your participation these weekly check ins would not have even begun,
Thank you for sharing your own personal updates, good or bad, positive or not, happy or sad it didn't matter this was about just been able to open up and to know you were not alone xx
I have been able to go from someone who just read posts, to been able to find the courage to actually post, to then wanting to offer help and support, i have been able to share my journey of HC with each and everyone of you , even to the point of his eating consumption on our visits ;-)
But more importantly to be able to share just how much he has worked exceptionally hard on himself, he has grown as a person, he takes full accountability for his actions as to why he has ended up here, and of course the harm he caused to his victims ( we can never forget them in all of this)
He has focused on his Business Degree, he is doing so well with his mental health ( has been of antidepressants for a year) he was suicidal, he sell harmed ( as a mum to see it broke me) :-(
Where he was to where he is that is all I could ever wish or hope for x
I want to thank LFF for had I not found this forum I would dread to think how I could ever have navigated this journey,
To all you amazing, strong people without you, your words of comfort and encouragement, your support and understanding, for being non judgemental, and the sheer amount of genuine care and love I really dont know how I would have coped.
While on this journey i have found so many wonderful ladies who have now become such amazing friends (you know who you are) I will be forever grateful x
To one extremely special person who we just clicked from day one and has become my heartbeat (Smile) you are just the most amazing soul I am so fortunate to have in my life, thank you ( I remember our early days here It was always a race to read your posts before you deleted them) :-) xx
I am not nor would i ever step away from the forum how could i, it has given me so much comfort and support, i will continue to support where i can, my message box is available for those who need it x
Never forget that despite finding yourself here, no matter what stage of this journey you are on you are incredibly bloody amazing and you will cope , you will get through this I promise from the bottom of my heart xx
Love sent as always xx Upset xx
I hope you are all keeping as well as can be x
Here we are again another week that has flown by
After much thought and consideration, I have decided that today's Friday check in will be my last.
I firstly want to say a huge thank you to each and everyone one of you amazing, beautiful souls who without your participation these weekly check ins would not have even begun,
Thank you for sharing your own personal updates, good or bad, positive or not, happy or sad it didn't matter this was about just been able to open up and to know you were not alone xx
I have been able to go from someone who just read posts, to been able to find the courage to actually post, to then wanting to offer help and support, i have been able to share my journey of HC with each and everyone of you , even to the point of his eating consumption on our visits ;-)
But more importantly to be able to share just how much he has worked exceptionally hard on himself, he has grown as a person, he takes full accountability for his actions as to why he has ended up here, and of course the harm he caused to his victims ( we can never forget them in all of this)
He has focused on his Business Degree, he is doing so well with his mental health ( has been of antidepressants for a year) he was suicidal, he sell harmed ( as a mum to see it broke me) :-(
Where he was to where he is that is all I could ever wish or hope for x
I want to thank LFF for had I not found this forum I would dread to think how I could ever have navigated this journey,
To all you amazing, strong people without you, your words of comfort and encouragement, your support and understanding, for being non judgemental, and the sheer amount of genuine care and love I really dont know how I would have coped.
While on this journey i have found so many wonderful ladies who have now become such amazing friends (you know who you are) I will be forever grateful x
To one extremely special person who we just clicked from day one and has become my heartbeat (Smile) you are just the most amazing soul I am so fortunate to have in my life, thank you ( I remember our early days here It was always a race to read your posts before you deleted them) :-) xx
I am not nor would i ever step away from the forum how could i, it has given me so much comfort and support, i will continue to support where i can, my message box is available for those who need it x
Never forget that despite finding yourself here, no matter what stage of this journey you are on you are incredibly bloody amazing and you will cope , you will get through this I promise from the bottom of my heart xx
Love sent as always xx Upset xx
For us the week started uneventful. I've been busy at work. My person is my 16yr old son so just been making sure he's ok at college after phone call saying he hadn't been attending extra sessions. Thankfully looking into it there was bit of a mix up. But because I had to check my son said I was calling him a liar.
Then tonight we were ordering some new clothes. He likes rap music so the clothes only become available every so often. He took too long choosing and the tshirt he wanted sold out. This resulted in him having big meltdown over not being able to make decisions. Problem is he's always struggled to make decisions.
So mother's day weekend hoping things calm down.
Hope everyone else's week was okay xx
Then tonight we were ordering some new clothes. He likes rap music so the clothes only become available every so often. He took too long choosing and the tshirt he wanted sold out. This resulted in him having big meltdown over not being able to make decisions. Problem is he's always struggled to make decisions.
So mother's day weekend hoping things calm down.
Hope everyone else's week was okay xx
Upset mom - thank you so much for keeping the Friday check-in going for as long as you have. Please know that this post, this weekly ray of hope, kept me going in my darkest days.
I've been ok. Busy! The kids are doing so well and we are looking forward to summer. My husband is half done his prison sentence now, and we are excited to have him home soon.
I've been ok. Busy! The kids are doing so well and we are looking forward to summer. My husband is half done his prison sentence now, and we are excited to have him home soon.
I'm on holiday, my first holiday for 6 years and despite all my anxiety leading up to it, I'm feeling relaxed.
Upset, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for facilitating the Friday check in's. The first time I ever felt able to write on the forum was during a Friday check in and you made me feel so welcome and comfortable. You are a wonderful person with a great big heart and I want to say thank you for being you.
Upset, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for facilitating the Friday check in's. The first time I ever felt able to write on the forum was during a Friday check in and you made me feel so welcome and comfortable. You are a wonderful person with a great big heart and I want to say thank you for being you.
I just want to say this weeks been horrendous for me and my LG. If it wasn't the after effects of her 1 Yr old jabs it's been something else.
This week has led to me knowing who is there for me in my life and who is a waste of space. (Sounds harsh, but true)
I have had maintenance man here this week which i was dreading as the problems has been 2 1/2 years in my property with no fix.
Then my ex finally got told he was going court and had to be there on 25th April. (This has been such mental torture)
Just grateful, to everyone who has reached out this week and some how contributed to keeping me as sane as possible.
Also these are only a few of the things my headache is letting me remember as most stressful atm.
Either way I wouldn't wish this on anyone, and it saddens me so much that we are all going through this, but grateful we have each other on this forum to keep each other some form sane.
Also I have never been a contributer and over the last few weeks have started. Also started looking for a job again this week after all this made me loose my job (long story, but they wasn't very accommodating with my situation).
Anyways if you need me, you know where I am. Thank you all again. Sending love and hugs from bottom of my heart Xxxxxx
This week has led to me knowing who is there for me in my life and who is a waste of space. (Sounds harsh, but true)
I have had maintenance man here this week which i was dreading as the problems has been 2 1/2 years in my property with no fix.
Then my ex finally got told he was going court and had to be there on 25th April. (This has been such mental torture)
Just grateful, to everyone who has reached out this week and some how contributed to keeping me as sane as possible.
Also these are only a few of the things my headache is letting me remember as most stressful atm.
Either way I wouldn't wish this on anyone, and it saddens me so much that we are all going through this, but grateful we have each other on this forum to keep each other some form sane.
Also I have never been a contributer and over the last few weeks have started. Also started looking for a job again this week after all this made me loose my job (long story, but they wasn't very accommodating with my situation).
Anyways if you need me, you know where I am. Thank you all again. Sending love and hugs from bottom of my heart Xxxxxx
I shall miss the 'light hearted aspect of your posts Upset.... yes we are all on this horrendous jouney but we the mums& dads, husbands/partners, brothers sisters, grandparents, children , suffer WE are people that matter too and we must not forget ot!
Hello friday check ins (for the last time).
My week has not been so bad this week. Have had a couple of days off work and met up with a friend for a nice lunch out. Working this weekend but will be the last for a while. Booked a holiday with my sister which is something to look forward to. Hoping tomorrow to finally get my OH to talk but not holding my breath it will be successful.
Thank you Upset Mum for doing the weekly check in. It has got me through some dark times and i still enjoy reading what everyone gets up to in a week. Some normality in this abnormal time.
Love to you. Xx
My week has not been so bad this week. Have had a couple of days off work and met up with a friend for a nice lunch out. Working this weekend but will be the last for a while. Booked a holiday with my sister which is something to look forward to. Hoping tomorrow to finally get my OH to talk but not holding my breath it will be successful.
Thank you Upset Mum for doing the weekly check in. It has got me through some dark times and i still enjoy reading what everyone gets up to in a week. Some normality in this abnormal time.
Love to you. Xx
I’m sorry to hear that you won’t be continuing the Friday night check in, they are usually the most positive posts on here, a bit of light-hearted relief in the seemingly never-ending shitshow that is this world we have been thrown into. Though I’ve never posted on one before I always look forward to hearing the exploits of HC.
As I said I have never posted on the Friday night check in largely because every week has mostly been same old same old. This week though has been different, horrible though the knock was it forced me to face up to a lot of things in my own life that I had been ignoring for many years before hand and finally things are starting to progress, I have had the first meeting with a therapist on Tuesday to deal with my long standing anxiety and depression and also the first part of my ASD diagnostic assessment this morning. I’d purposely not looked up what the assessment involved, but in no way did I expect it was going to involve playing with toys or reading children’s picture books.
I’ve also for the first time in about five months been able to sit down and work on my hobby, I didn’t do much but it was more than I managed every other time I tried where all I could do was stare at the wall and not actually pick anything up.
As I said I have never posted on the Friday night check in largely because every week has mostly been same old same old. This week though has been different, horrible though the knock was it forced me to face up to a lot of things in my own life that I had been ignoring for many years before hand and finally things are starting to progress, I have had the first meeting with a therapist on Tuesday to deal with my long standing anxiety and depression and also the first part of my ASD diagnostic assessment this morning. I’d purposely not looked up what the assessment involved, but in no way did I expect it was going to involve playing with toys or reading children’s picture books.
I’ve also for the first time in about five months been able to sit down and work on my hobby, I didn’t do much but it was more than I managed every other time I tried where all I could do was stare at the wall and not actually pick anything up.
Anyway as for me I'm good and looking forward to family time today and weather looks good.
My son has gone through an important meeting to discuss his future and assessment following his programme. It went great, they are happy with him and his progress while in prison. The therapist said he was 'an absolute pleasure to work with'.
So we march on, which points towards moving to a cat c prison. A move knocks him for six and I hate it too but it's a progression which we have to focus on.....
have a good one ladies x
My son has gone through an important meeting to discuss his future and assessment following his programme. It went great, they are happy with him and his progress while in prison. The therapist said he was 'an absolute pleasure to work with'.
So we march on, which points towards moving to a cat c prison. A move knocks him for six and I hate it too but it's a progression which we have to focus on.....
have a good one ladies x
Upset, and everyone here, thankyou thankyou thankyou for being there. I hope we can continue with this check in going forward
The start of my week, after a big talk on Sunday with my idiot husband, was rough. Low, teary, anxious, unfocused, angry. He was the same. It improved a bit after his latest session with the Stop it Now counsellor he's working with, when we had another big talk. He's also been prescribed anti depressants to try and help with his insomnia, which has just got worse since his arrest.
It's a sunny day but I'll be working, as I've got a big deadline coming up and not enough time. Tomorrow I'll get into the garden and see my parents.
Wishing you all a lovely, calm, weekend, with any bit of fun you can manage. Xx
The start of my week, after a big talk on Sunday with my idiot husband, was rough. Low, teary, anxious, unfocused, angry. He was the same. It improved a bit after his latest session with the Stop it Now counsellor he's working with, when we had another big talk. He's also been prescribed anti depressants to try and help with his insomnia, which has just got worse since his arrest.
It's a sunny day but I'll be working, as I've got a big deadline coming up and not enough time. Tomorrow I'll get into the garden and see my parents.
Wishing you all a lovely, calm, weekend, with any bit of fun you can manage. Xx
Sad to read it's your last Friday check in. I haven't contributed for a while but in the early days it was comfort to read everyones stories of their week and know they were having or had had the same feelings as me. We're a week past sentencing and although no longer together we weathered that storm together. It the beginning it all seems hopeless but things do get better. You have all shown me that and I now know it. Take care x