Life as I know it

so finally sat down this morning and sent off my email to the hse about getting home suppport for Mia and us.  had written complaints before but had taken a break the last few weeks  but since the blog seems to have taken off i decided id get back to it! After five years of being passed from person to person ive finally had enough its so unfair for Mia and all the other children to be left waiting years for intervention and their families positive start to the day! Have decided each day i will write one positive among the negatives we have had to face recently. Today's positive is that Mia went to school happy, and has decided that her take on 'holy god' must be heard by the priest! she has decided holy god is a 'she' not a 'he' as how would he have been able to give birth to all the people in the world its not possible. she decided to tell me this on the school run this morning all serious reading my dads bible that  was given to me when he died. she had ro...

my plan was to write in this blog weekly about our progress with Mia and the fight for services for her. that hasnt really happened its been a hectic few weeks. although saying that its always hectic. we never really get to be relaxed except for maybe the hour or two once all three munchkins are in bed! we finally got to meet the psychiatirst which Mia has been waiting years to see. he agreed Mia s behaviour and condition is extremely challenging for us but ruled out meds for the time being. we were quite relieved about that. i couldnt get my mind or my heart around medication for my little 8yr old. it just didnt seem the right time. i felt like we had to explore every other avenue before having that conversation. we had agreed the night before the psychiatrist app that we would stick together and be very firm that meds was a no-no. we wanted services not a quick fix. i have friends who's kids are on meds and each to their own. i respect their choice they have their own reasons but...