It's been quite an emotional day really.
Still thinking about Jennifer ...
One of our daughters is getting married later this year, so visiting a dressmaker for the bridesmaids was on the agenda today. Two other daughters are in the bridal party. All of that was really sweet.
Our youngest is suffering ongoing health issues, exacerbated by stress from my husband's undiagnosed MI - just a fact of life till it runs its course - but distressful none-the-less. She has been off school again with bad headaches this week, presumably from a virus that has been going through us, but it's time to take her to the GP tomorrow if she's no better.
Son no. 2 got really reactive with her tonight, distressed himself at seeing her off school again, which is contributing to the vicious cycle of (high-stress) catch-up of missed work. It's frustration boiling over, now that dad (husband) is away again and the strain of walking on eggshells is lifted for a while. We are all tired, like a backwash is happening. Had to play referee there. She needs understanding, not criticism. She's getting enough of that from frustrated teachers who don't have an understanding of our bigger picture themselves.
Is this as clear as mud so far ? 😏
