My Mother arrived late on Monday 13th and although I have never had a very close relationship with her & have never depended upon her in the past I was somehow naive to the thought that she would swoop in here & make our life easier by replacing me-my duties as a mother to my kids & my house. I was not surprised to learn that by Friday morning she was ready to leave making her departure as high stressed & argumentative as possible. I was disappointed but also relieved that she left sooner than later. My children have only seen her a handful of times for a few hours at a time so them getting use to her being around only to have her retreat again would have been too stressful for them anyway. I am saddened by her loss as I am her only daughter but I cannot continue to live by her chaotic nature & have decided that her choice to abandon me, my kids & my husband when we needed a hero was too much. I forgive her & wish her well but know that I am stronger without her.
By mid-day Monday I had placed an S.O.S signal out to all of my friends & relatives & was thrilled to piece together a weeks worth of help from close friends to even a lady that I have only met once. God is great as when I needed to divert another crisis he flooded me with options. My friends are so selfless-I am blessed to have them in my life! Thank You Shay-Christena-Aimee-Jeni-Cindy & Denise for stepping up!
My niece who is a teenager volunteered to sacrafice her summer to help us out. She even offered to arrive a week early even though she would miss out on a trip to the beach & a chance to tour the College that she may attend. I am so proud of her for being willing to be selfless. She will be here soon to help with the kids & the house. She will learn the kids' routine for a week before her Mother (my sister in law) & her brother (my nephew) will arrive to stay the entire month of July. I am still bewildered at how they were so willing & in fact anxious to help out. I will never be able to repay them but hope to have small chances in the future to show them how much them dropping everything & swooping in to save us is appreciated.
We celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday by the kids each giving Jason a handmade card & me presenting him with a framed photo of my tummy & our Lil' kids' handprints. The Star Wars frame says "The force runs strong in my family" Luke Skywalker. We can only hope that the force does run strong in our family!
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