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more hugs from me then. to both of u

Thanks. I'm better now.
I think I'll collect the kids a bit earlier today. The weather is great.

ya. me too.

Great. Panic attacks again.
My Aspie kid got it too. She burst into tears over a simple English homework.
I was honest - okay, kid, if you feel a fraction of what I am feeling now, you can skip the class.
Then she let it go, started to cry, tremble and all...

My stomach goes crazy again. Heartbit is freaking. I wish my therapist was back, she helps me to sort out this kind of things. I had to rest but first my husband went to CA to all the results described above in the topic and now the teachers are striking and I'm left with the kids at home... and next the Easter, full of noisy family

hugs. and i mean literally. might help both u and kid to lie down on ur bed and cuddle like that.

Remember you aren't alone Magz, even when your husband is away. Many of us understand how you're feeling and we are here to support you if you want to chat.

Your daughter reminds me so much of myself. You said she built a blanket fort? I built a play fort with bed sheets hanging from the ceiling and lived in it for eight years. I kept old furniture and toys inside. I was also selective mute like your daughter, and I shut down around perfectionist people. Your daughter seems to want her own quiet and safe space. She may have a very creative yet private imagination and no outlet to explore this away from others. I used my fort to dissociate and live in a little dream world paracosm. That's where I silently mimicked conversations and relationship skills I'd seen on television. It was like mental role play, via imaginary conversations.

I know you're tired. I'd personally encourage your daughter to jazz up her blanket fort and have a safe space that is just her own. Put some pillows or anything that makes her comfy. Twinkly lights from Christmas? A CD player or something to make music? Colouring books or writing pads or old typewriters? Sensory things like playdoh or painting?

Correlation versus causation


The advice your mom gave had advantages and was functional in some situations

Every situation is different

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sorry, no words

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hold on magz. every night has a morning. even a polar one.

I'm here. Still alive. Husband back. Good, he at least can take charge of food.
Shüt, I'm practically disabled.

so am i. it will pass. hold on. great ur husband can help)

Yeah, he at least can take charge of food and groceries so I have less sensory issues and social anxiety to fight. I take care of the rubbish because this is where his sensory issues suffer.
If only the school worked again...

it will, just survive the weekend...

ah. sorry. my attention is... lacking, as of now. please hold on. at least ur husband is a support.

The kintergarten announced they will be closed on Monday so at least the NT girl will stay home.
She's lovely but exhausting, very intelligent and good-willed but also a pushy, intrusive extrovert. She's getting crazy from too little human interaction when her kintergarten is closed.
I'm drowning. I started having meltdowns when anyone talks to me.
I told my husband, if the strike lasts until Easter, I'm going to be sick for many weeks afterwards.
He said, don't scare me.
I said, I was not trying to scare him, it's just the reality.
He concluded, one did not rule out the other.

He takes care of food and groceries but he's not really skilled with kids. Human interactions are definitely not his strength. Also, he works long hours.