Sometimes it’s just mega hard to be a single mom. Yesterday the ‘disaster-day’ started out with me suddenly falling ill with a fever, I barely could drag my groceries in the door without falling over. I then went to bed for an hour. I had just one hour to sleep it off because I had to get my kids out from daycare and school. When I woke up after that hour I could really not see how to get out of my bed on my bike in that hostile feeling cold windy and rainy outside world. I am so lucky I could call the person that takes care of my daughter and she picked up my son and brought them both to my doorstep. Thank god for you Mimi!!!!
In the evening the disaster day went forth when my daughter took a sip of detergent that’s put in a children’s they can blow bubbles with, (I have no idea how that’s called in English I’m sorry). I had to give her something greasy (butter in her milk) and call the doctor what to do next. Luckily she did not throw up so there was no risk for an chemical pneumonia, (until she would throw up that was). She slept well after that and the next day she was fine.
Today we went to a lovely Christmas dinner organized by the lovely Mimi and my friend who has three young children. The kids had a really nice time. When we came home, (me still feeling groggy from the fever night before), they had to off course unpack some of their gifts and one of them were these little starts we call them in the Netherlands, that you light with Christmas or new years eve. After i lit it one of the stars to show them how it looked, my son wanted to hold it after the burning was done. And in a blink of an eye he touched the upper part very briefly, it was still very hot! So he burned his finger. I could kick myself in the head for allowing him to hold it! Luckily there wasn’t any real damage to his skin besides redness, but off course it hurts soooo much. It took him about one hour and a half to calm down and fall asleep.
So now it’s my turn to go to bed. But first I needed to get this chain of unfortunate events off my chest...
....hope everything will be calm and peaceful tomorrow...
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that is a lot to carry. i hope that a good nights sleep and a new day will bring a bit of quiet to you and your little ones. the important thing is that you are there for them even when it's tough and that takes strength and patience and all the love in your heart. i send you a great big hug dana : )
I hope that you have slept well and feel better today. It is hard when the children are so little and you are the Atlas 'carrying the world with them perched on top'.
It is a wonderful picture.
X Have a lovely Christmas hopefully you will be all better by then X
Another big hug from me! I didn''t follow you for a while but today I saw your cry. I send a lot of sweetness of my heart to you and please try to give some of it to yourself! Must be exhausting feeling ill and two small children!
Don't be angry at yourself for the sterretjes (stars) No real harm is done and a lesson is learned. love and light! Marijke
As a mother of four kids (now grown) of my own, I hope you quit beating yourself up over little things. These are learning experiences for the kiddies for sure. Kids do drink bubble soap and throw it up. A quick experience with that candle will teach your son that fire does BURN, but not do lasting damage.
Give yourself a hug and have a nice cup of tea with lemon and get feeling better. It's never easy being a single mom at the best of time, but with the stresses of the holidays it's even heavier isn't it? Have a good afternoon dear.
Oh dear, I'm glad your children are both okay now, it must be such hard work single parenting sometimes. Sending you lots of good wishes! I wanted to say happy christmas to you, I hope your having a lovely day xxx
Sending you lots of light and love.
Wishing you all the best for the new year to come,
Lila
Oh sweetest mama - that picture is amazing and your woeful tale too. I feel for you and hope you three had a Merry Christmas after all....
xoxoxo!
Love it!
...Also, I pray that things are going well for you. The first thing I saw was the photo that stole my heart. I'm sure it's not always easy, but God give you strength and be with you. Peace~
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