Kids are resilient aren't they....aren't they?

[pie]

Dh has just got back from DD1's leaving nursery teacher consultation thing (Damn SPD playing up this morning so I couldn't make it). Anyway he brought home her report where her teachers make comments on her behaviour and progress with various tasks.

In big letters it says 'she talks about her mummy being ill every day. She says she misses her mummy very much and her going to the doctors and being ill is making her very sad'

She will be ok though won't she? God I'm blubbing all over the damn keyboard.

I keep thinking mine's gone. Then I try to do something like push a double buggy up onto a kerb and OUCH. Buggerbuggerbuggerbuggerbugger.

I was thinking today about Emma Thompson whose father was chronically ill for much of her childhood, but was still very close to him, passinately close to her sister and mother and seems very unscrewed up, esp for an actress! Your dd will come through this and perhaps as Sunchowder says, be all the more compassionate for it.

Ghosty and Pie....thoughts are with you both. Being completely ignorant, can you tell me what SPD is as I have no idea?

And Pie, I have even more admiration for you organising the Secret Santa thingy now

Oh Pie, I agree with everyone, your dd will be fine, just keep reassuring her. Your post made me well up, hormonally post natal as I am so I'm not surprised the report made you cry. Bless her, she sounds lovely (and looks a sweetie too from the photo on the other thread). I so hope your SPD improves. And improves and improves and improves.

(PS, I now KWYM about wondering about another on the other thread. Despite saying never again I am aware this time that it all goes so quickly doesn't it? So maybe you're not as mad as I said you were to be considering it...or maybe it's just the damn hormones talking for both of us? )

Oh pie - hugs to you {{{}}}
The most important thing with children I think, is that you are open and honest with them and allow them to express their feelings - all of which you obviously do. It is much better that she is able to express herself openly about how she feels than hide it away. she sounds like a lovely and articulate little girl.