Life
Life has a way of kicking you in the teeth at the same time that it's giving you a pat on the back!
Last month we learned that one of the kids has high blood pressure. He's only 16! This isn't supposed to happen for at least another 16 years! Unfortunately with all the fast/junk food on the market now that costs the same, or less, as healthier alternatives hypertension in the younger crowd is on the rise :(. At Wendy's unsalted fries, a salad and baked potato with sour cream and chives is about double the recommended daily intake for a 25 year old male!
This same son is now living with us! YAY! It has meant a lot of changes on all fronts. Change can be a good thing though. We're all eating healthier, he's less stressed and we're hoping that this will also bring about a change in his school grades since he has a better place to study here, more and better support and he's not constantly teased and harangued by his brother which, in turn, is lowering his stress levels.
I'm having a bit of a hard time adjusting to having him live with us though. There's a lot less alone time, a lot less quiet time and the place looks like a cyclone has taken up residence here! Mind you, I'm not the world's greatest house keeper, but still, it wouldn't hurt him to take dishes to the sink, pick up after himself, etc.
It also means less quality time with breathes . This and the lack of quiet time is what is hitting me the hardest. I've found that as I grow older I require more quiet time, either by myself or with others in the room who aren't constantly singing/talking/making noise! I'm finding it harder to stay centered, calm and less stressed than I was before. It'll take time for me to figure out a routine that will give me what I need while, at the same time, providing breathes and my son what they need as well.
I love having him here.
This is a whole new routine for all of us, him especially. I wish I could do more to help him down this road but he has to learn, as well, that life IS all about choices and the consequences for those choices.
Too tired to continue :(.
Last month we learned that one of the kids has high blood pressure. He's only 16! This isn't supposed to happen for at least another 16 years! Unfortunately with all the fast/junk food on the market now that costs the same, or less, as healthier alternatives hypertension in the younger crowd is on the rise :(. At Wendy's unsalted fries, a salad and baked potato with sour cream and chives is about double the recommended daily intake for a 25 year old male!
This same son is now living with us! YAY! It has meant a lot of changes on all fronts. Change can be a good thing though. We're all eating healthier, he's less stressed and we're hoping that this will also bring about a change in his school grades since he has a better place to study here, more and better support and he's not constantly teased and harangued by his brother which, in turn, is lowering his stress levels.
I'm having a bit of a hard time adjusting to having him live with us though. There's a lot less alone time, a lot less quiet time and the place looks like a cyclone has taken up residence here! Mind you, I'm not the world's greatest house keeper, but still, it wouldn't hurt him to take dishes to the sink, pick up after himself, etc.
It also means less quality time with breathes . This and the lack of quiet time is what is hitting me the hardest. I've found that as I grow older I require more quiet time, either by myself or with others in the room who aren't constantly singing/talking/making noise! I'm finding it harder to stay centered, calm and less stressed than I was before. It'll take time for me to figure out a routine that will give me what I need while, at the same time, providing breathes and my son what they need as well.
I love having him here.
This is a whole new routine for all of us, him especially. I wish I could do more to help him down this road but he has to learn, as well, that life IS all about choices and the consequences for those choices.
Too tired to continue :(.