Life as I know it

19th May 2013 Ten yrs ago today I sat in my room writing a letter to my dad. I was 18 at the time. I, like the rest of my family had no idea what the next ten yrs would bring. It's very painful to look back at those first years when dad left us. They were filled with a lot of tears, raw emotion and heartache. I wrote to him to tell him how much he was loved and how much he would be missed. I had wished at that time that I had taken more time to tell him that. Since then I tell him every day, numerous times a day that I love him and always miss him. I speak to him constantly in my mind during the day and I still turn to him for comfort and support on the hard days. He thought us so many things when he was alive and was all about trying to give me a heads up on the big bad world. The things he thought me have carried me through the last ten yrs. He taught me never to be afraid to show love for your family in anyway. I thank him for teaching him how to love and adore my own children

Aspergers is a major part of my family's life. My daughter Mia has aspergers. She is 8. She was diagnosed at four yrs of age and we still learn something new about her aspergers everyday. She's very bright and an amazing little girl but unfortunately she is crippled with anxiety daily. It rules here Life. I have tried so many things to help her but am now on my last hope before medication may have to be talked about. She is seeing a psychiatrist at the moment and she is trying cognitive behavioural therapy with Mia. In the past I have tried play therapy, homeopathy remedies, stories, psychologists, occupational therapy, autism courses, google, home strategies. You name it ive tried it. I know her anxiety will never go away but I want her to be able to cope with daily life and be happy in herself, when she has anxiety free days it's so nice to see her calm and happy as her mood swings and anxiety rule the dynamic in the house. I feel if I had to put her on medication I woul