Ugh.........

[Daddas1Punkin]

So, getting up at 6am to go take care of a 6mo and 1 1/2yo by myself for a few hours, 3 days a week starting tomorrow.

It'll be worth it for someday them to be able to say their auntie took care of them all the time!

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

My day was just

..... That pretty much sums it up.....

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

My little niece Avery









My other little niece Peyton. Crashed out... Usually you can't
leave her when she sleeps, she wants you to hold her the whole
time, but she was fussy, and I changed her and looked up to see
why she stopped crying and she was asleep! We had family over
when I was watching her and I told them "Don't touch her, don't
breathe on her, don't even look at her! If you wake her up I'm
going to kick your butt! Lol, no really!" She had screamed for
about 45 mins prior, I couldn't listen to that anymore! Lol. She was
mad cause my aunt left and there was people she didn't know besides
me. She told my cousin (that she had never met) that she wanted
"Aunt Leecie" (thats what she calls me cause she can't say Elysia)
It was the LONGEST 7 hrs of my life. and I get to do it again tomorrow
and every day from now on... lol

 

[Fierlin1182]

Lovely nieces.
I've always thought it would be nice to have a big family that I saw often but maybe not with young kids
I do have many cousins (21) but they live a couple of oceans away and I'm only borderline close with one (who's studying here for now). Being the youngest person in this generation of my family (my father was the seventh child lol) many of my cousins have kids only a few years younger than me. They call me aunt as per tradition even though they're not my nieces and nephews in our sense of the word.

Yes. Long pointless ramble about extended family.

I hope you have a good day tomorrow

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

Lovely nieces.
I've always thought it would be nice to have a big family that I saw often but maybe not with young kids

I do have many cousins (21) but they live a couple of oceans away and I'm only borderline close with one (who's studying here for now). Being the youngest person in this generation of my family (my father was the seventh child lol) many of my cousins have kids only a few years younger than me. They call me aunt as per tradition even though they're not my nieces and nephews in our sense of the word.

Yes. Long pointless ramble about extended family.

I hope you have a good day tomorrow

Thanks! Yeah, actually that is actually the same situation! They are my baby cousins!

They call me aunt and their parents are like my brothers! I just call them my little nieces!
That's cool!

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

really? could things get worse right now?

 

[Fierlin1182]

Feel better soon. If you want to talk about it, what's wrong?

 

[Daddas1Punkin]

Feel better soon. If you want to talk about it, what's wrong?

Thanks! It just feels like my life is falling apart... We have a lot going on, my dad lost his job, and is really sick and now we have no medical insurance.

 

[3goodeggs]

Try not to stress. It will not help the situation and your parents do not need to worry about you worrying.
I know that is not easy.

Give your worries to God.

We were in some really bad times a few years back and my Aunt told me the same thing. It is difficult not to worry. Our brains take us to every worst place it can. Most of it never happens.

Keep the faith and be helpful -as I know you already are.
I will keep you in my thoughts.

If you need to cry, cry. It helps to wash away some of the stress. I suggest doing it in the shower so you can cry alone. Your parents are upset enough without knowing that you are too.

..oh and if you have a dog- hug hug hug. That helps too.

Oh and look into government assisted medical insurance, there are extra low rates and they can not deny based on previous conditions.
There is help out there. Don't give up!

 

[Fierlin1182]

^ This is a good post. Your family is very lucky to have you to help out. I hope you guys can work through it, I'll be thinking of you too!