it's been a while {again} since i've updated this thing.
between my kiddos and my own terrible summer, things have been pretty hectic.
i'm always one to be sort of an open book, i pretty much try to be as
thinly veiled as possible. i've always thought "if my openness and honesty can help
someone, then i'll be as open and honest as possible." sometimes, even to a fault.
so here we are.
it's almost september 2015! does that blow anyone else's mind?
some kids are already back in school and others will be starting soon.
now, i've been out of school for a minute or two but i DO remember how difficult
it can be.
add to it now the pressures of social media and i feel like that difficulty is compounded
by a bazillion. {yes. bazillion.}
i myself have recently decided to go back on antidepressant medication.
this isn't something i'm doing lightly.
in the past i would immediately take the word of my doctor and do whatever they said
was best. as i've gotten older i have realized that only i know what's best for me and
as much as i hated to admit it, my depression has been getting the better of me and
i needed to address it. if not for me then for my kids.
to be a good mom i need to be a happy mom and all of my crying all the time
isn't leading to me being very involved or productive.
between trying to care for my household and run my business it's all i can do to breathe
some days. anxiety is very very real and can be very hard to live with.
which leads me to BACK TO SCHOOL...
weird transition maybe but hear me out.
anxiety.
i was on facebook this morning and a friend had posted that her young daughter actually missed a day of school already because she had such terrible anxiety she couldn't get her to go to school.
i knew exactly how she felt. the mom and the daughter.
as an adult there are still days i can't even get myself to leave the house because i have such terrible anxiety about being around people. what will they think about me? will they be laughing behind my back? what if i say something stupid? what if they think i'm a bad mom?
i mean. seriously. things that i guarantee NO ONE would be judging me about but i still worry.
so take a poor kid going in to school thinking those things...
add the pressures of social media and the fact that kids are just growing up WAY too fast
and i can't even image how hard it can be to go back to school.
so as our kids go back to school i challenge you this... encourage them to be accepting.
not only of others but of themselves.
talk with them.
show them that they need to be an advocate for their peers.
if they see someone struggling, be a friend.
if you see someone being bullied, speak up.
tell an adult if you need to.
no kid should be scared to go to school, for any reason.
let's all work together to make this a great year for our kids and their peers.
if they're too concerned about how others think of them they're NOT going to be
focused on learning and they'll struggle in more ways than just dealing with their
classmates.
all the best,
M
