My ISDR advice

According to Tracey's blog, we are to post this advice.  Here is the entry I wrote in my blog when I was tagged.

The last few weeks have been a bit of an emotional strain on both me and my husband, and this is the perfect thing to help

One thing I think i do well as a parent is to help and support other parents :)

MY mum often rings me for advice, instead of the other way around! I know at times I wish above all things I had more time for my boy,as i just cant get enough of him, and I also want that elusive tiny bit more patience needed to keep cool when there is mashed 'zoogoo' in the carpet and the stain just wont come out, or he has taken the cd's of the spindle and replaced them all again, upside down and missing half of the reflective surface, or he has found some long lost texta and sucked all the ink out of it, or when he just starts screaming in bad temper for no good reason and stopping just as suddenly, only to start again.... you get the point.

I think as parents we often undervalue ourselves, and im sure we all have wonderful partners and supporting family to remind us how great we are when we are feeling down, but i think something we overlook is the help, hope and understanding we give to other parents on this website. I know that I am so thankful for the advice and feedback I have received from fellow Minti members, and the reassurance I have received has really helped take things off my mind. FOr example, when something goes wrong with our kids its easy to go to a doctor, or even a few and not get the right answer. sometimes, all we have to do is look here and someone has a similar experience to share, and it gives a bit of hope that it will all pass :)

We remind eachother that there really are seven colours to the rainbow :)

I guess the advice part of this article would be this : Please don't endervalue yourselves. When things seemingly go horribly wrong and there is noone to comfort you- remember you have truly HELPED people and I think there is no greater or purely honest gift to give than to simply help, offer reassurance and a warm smile :)

EVERYBODY HUG YOURSELF!!!!

And have a wonderful day :)