June 2011

I’ll admit it, I am a little proud.

by Penbleth on Thursday 30 June, 2011

Today 21 received the results of his degree. He seems remarkably laid-back about it. I would be beside myself. I am very proud of my boy. Very proud of the young man who knows what he wants to do, sort of, and what he wants to achieve, definitely, and is will to put in the [...]

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Are you secure enough to be a friend?

by Penbleth on Wednesday 29 June, 2011

Special needs people have friends. (Except where their social worker gets the wrong end of the stick and makes you think they don’t.) Now, let me ask you a question, what do you see when you think of a friend of someone who has Special Needs? Let’s throw in people with mental health problems while [...]

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Am I finally willing to admit I can do this?

by Penbleth on Tuesday 28 June, 2011

  12 will be 13 in August and I still worry if I’m parenting her in the best way possible. You may remember that I lived in dread of taking 12 to Surrey for assessment incase they replied with, “we’re keeping her.” I lived in dread of being called to go to the assessment in [...]

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That was the weekend that was.

by Penbleth on Monday 27 June, 2011

It’s Britain, it’s June it must be – actually sunny. It makes a nice change from complaining about the rain most of the month, except it is REALLY muggy. Really. I’m not thrilled. I hate that feeling of hitting the shower and then wanting to get straight back in to it. Since it has been [...]

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The eyes, have it – again.

by Penbleth on Friday 24 June, 2011

A few months back 12 managed to get herself an eye infection. It was treated and despite Hub’s proclamations that her eye had popped out of her head everything returned to normal. Until yesterday. Once again 12 woke with a  swollen eye, I asked for more ointment. They gave her drops. This morning her eyelid [...]

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