So as I began my research I again felt overwhelmed. With dyslexia and other processing orders it seems like trying to find the magic key. The specific way to teach math, reading, or spelling in just the right way that will make your child understand.
And there was no time. No time to find that magic key. With a move and a new baby this past summer our life had become crazy. Add commuting to my job that used to be out of my home and my husband and I finishing a portion of our basement ourselves. I was stretched to my limit.
There were simply not enough hours in the day to be everything to everyone.
You know what one of the definitions of Overwhelm is "bury or drown beneath a huge mass."...and I felt that huge mass.
Then I received an e-mail...actually a comment to be exact. An awesome friend of mine found my blog and posted.
She let me know that I was not alone. That her children had the same struggles and she felt the same things I was feeling. She reminded me that my daughter needed mothering from me and nothing else.
She reminded me that K needed love and support but I was released from the
responsibility of teaching her everything.
It was, as she hoped, a "bit of friendly wisdom" that took a little
pressure off of me.
It was exactly needed in that moment on that day.
So I have decided that I will not do it alone. I will defintiely put in my time and help but if I can't do that in a way that my daughter feels my love and support than I will pull back and let the others take the reigns until I am re-charged.
It is amazing what a little understanding and support can do for a mom :)
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