Amen!  People who poke you down in a hole, making you question your worth and intelligence... well, they have a special place.

Tomorrow is another day, and then it is the WEEKEND 

Best of luck for tomorrow!

I may put your goldfish meme as my wallpaper for awhile. It's stupid, but I keep panicking at the prospect of 10 (ish) weeks of summer vacation with just me and the kids together day after day after day. I haven't scheduled any of the swimming lessons, dance classes, or whatever that I kept saying all school year, "Maybe you can do that during summer vacation." I feel silly to be so scared of change. It just sucks to not have any time that I can depend on someone else taking charge of the kids for a few hours. A few random hours on the weekend just doesn't measure up to a predictable school schedule. 

Anyway, that's what's giving me a borderline panic attack. I really hope your reclaiming of your identity goes well tomorrow. Show 'em a really scary shark fin!

10ish weeks of school holidays in one go? Definitely worthy of a major panic I reckon.  I thought six was bad! 

Buffy, good luck with getting sorted whatever needs sorting, be brave like that great goldfish!

Fuck This Shit is a great motto to live by!

12 hours ago, WhatWouldJohnCrichtonDo? said:

Best of luck for tomorrow!

I may put your goldfish meme as my wallpaper for awhile. It's stupid, but I keep panicking at the prospect of 10 (ish) weeks of summer vacation with just me and the kids together day after day after day. I haven't scheduled any of the swimming lessons, dance classes, or whatever that I kept saying all school year, "Maybe you can do that during summer vacation." I feel silly to be so scared of change. It just sucks to not have any time that I can depend on someone else taking charge of the kids for a few hours. A few random hours on the weekend just doesn't measure up to a predictable school schedule. 

Anyway, that's what's giving me a borderline panic attack. I really hope your reclaiming of your identity goes well tomorrow. Show 'em a really scary shark fin!

     I don't remember, or perhaps I never knew, how old are your kiddos? 

Today is the first day of break and I am in the same boat. Going to the community pool in a bit.

Buffy, keep us posted!

B, remember they are the problem and not you. You are awesome and I love you! <3

Still standing...thanks for the love!  I'm okay...better than I've been in a very long time, actually.

Dignity and self-respect reclaimed and they look damn good on me, if I do say so myself.  

4 hours ago, Grimalkin said:

     I don't remember, or perhaps I never knew, how old are your kiddos? 

Today is the first day of break and I am in the same boat. Going to the community pool in a bit.

Buffy, keep us posted!

5 and 7. I feel a bit less panicky today, but I'm still a disorganized mess.  Sometimes it seems like parenting magnifies all my flaws. It's good to remember that most parents in the US are in the same position as far as filling in their summer break. 

3 hours ago, HerNameIsBuffy said:

Still standing...thanks for the love!  I'm okay...better than I've been in a very long time, actually.

Dignity and self-respect reclaimed and they look damn good on me, if I do say so myself.  

Yay! I'm glad for you.  (Sorry I vented all over your blog. Next time I'll try to make it to Venting and Complaining in time.  )

4 minutes ago, WhatWouldJohnCrichtonDo? said:

5 and 7. I feel a bit less panicky today, but I'm still a disorganized mess.  Sometimes it seems like parenting magnifies all my flaws. It's good to remember that most parents in the US are in the same position as far as filling in their summer break. 

Yay! I'm glad for you.  (Sorry I vented all over your blog. Next time I'll try to make it to Venting and Complaining in time.  )

Don't be silly - vent away!  And I totally know how you feel - it's daunting when they are that age.  Too young to be unsupervised, too old to be entertained by a game of peekaboo and a nap.  

Thanks! I wasn't too worried that you'd mind.

All those things my teachers said over the years about not using my time wisely turned out to be true. It's so annoying when that happens!