Hiya everyone,

I have two darling little angles (I can say that because they are asleep right now) a 12 year old girl and a 8 year old boy. To explain what I want to say I have to tell you about my children.

My 12 year old

girl has clinical depression, the doctors think its from having 22 operations, with more yet to come, I mean she handles the depression quiet well now, I look her off her medication about 4 months ago, becuase she didnt seem herself. Ok now thats her, My son is 8 and has ADHD, fun to deal with it on its own, but throw in some obsesive complusive disorder (OCD) and it makes for a very interesting life.

A few weeks ago, while working at an amazing place, i started getting a twitch in my left eye, then I was having the worst headaches known to man, so I went off to the doctors, he said it was stress, because I was working fulltime and also planning my wedding, and study at uni, so as you can imagine my life was too busy. My children suffered for me being stressed, i noticed I was so short with them, and I didnt do all the things a mum should do, so one night while watching SuperNanny I thought my god, what am I doing to them. So I sat down the next day and I wrote a letter to them, telling them how much I loved them, and the special things that I cherish about them. I sat down with the kids the next night, we went outside and sat down with a torch and I gave my daughter her letter and I read the other one to my son. My daughter cried and kept cuddling me, saying I know you were sad mum.

So I have learnt a few lessons, Super Nanny might be a load of hogwash unless she moves into your house, but boy oh boy can we learn from some things she says. Like spend time with your children on thier own and showing love is a huge thing for a child to be shown. Another lesson is, pick and choose your battles, they are only little people.

One last thing. Try to remember when you get angry, to walk away from your children, a slight change in your facial expression can make a child feel sad. Give you children as many hugs and kisses as you can while they are still young, becuase they are not always going to want you around.

Take care all

Kellie