tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post85251494801310406..comments2023-12-10T07:27:17.914-05:00Comments on Never a Dull Moment: We All Have a Lot to LoseClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057662343562530495noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-9424085431795528762009-08-26T19:53:36.233-05:002009-08-26T19:53:36.233-05:00I am sure not who I *thought* I was going to be. ...I am sure not who I *thought* I was going to be. My life does not look at all like I planned it.<br /><br />Most of the time, I'm glad for that. Because I'm so much stronger than I ever thought I was. If my life wasn't so hard, I might never have turned to God (and THAT part of my life is so gratifying).<br /><br />But yes, I have spent my fair share of time grieving that I am not a soccer mom. That I can't leave some of my kids unattended. EVER. That I am a mom that won't let her son come home, that will disrupt if possible. That I can't leave my kids with a sitter. That nothing is ever easy. That services don't exist, or aren't affordable, or that you have to fight so hard to get them. That some things are not fixable, that I CAN'T FIX MY KIDS. I can't take away their pain, I can't resolve their trauma, I can't give them a conscience, etc, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-48757988769285650572009-08-26T09:33:26.812-05:002009-08-26T09:33:26.812-05:00Thank you for that! It is so hard to put the life ...Thank you for that! It is so hard to put the life and struggles of an adoptive parent into words and it's like you took them right out of my thoughts.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677046749308753776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-46881174886054926382009-08-26T09:08:46.344-05:002009-08-26T09:08:46.344-05:00So true. I have gained MUCH more than I have lost ...So true. I have gained MUCH more than I have lost throughout all of this. Hopefully, my kids will someday be able to say the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11190188.post-66976742013300300692009-08-26T08:59:56.241-05:002009-08-26T08:59:56.241-05:00I totally relate to the loss felt when a child can...I totally relate to the loss felt when a child can not leave home. Not that I don't want my kids around me. But I grieve for my eldest who at 23 (nearly24) can't remember basic hygiene even with a chart, who can't hold down a job, and who can't figure out what to wear on any given day with any consistancy.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333788218398458127noreply@blogger.com