I have a two year old who I utterly adore and who was very much wanted and loved by both my husband and I. Our life is hard as a family, I have a very rare condition that when I was pregnant, became much worse and has resulted in an anerysm in my heart, something that both myself and medical staff never thought would happen. My kidneys are now playing up and I get extremely exhausted. I have a tiny stomach and anemia.
My question is, how do you try and start to explain, without worrying a child that Mummy isnt very well and how to handle her difficult behaviour when I am poorly? My daughter has been hard work this week as she has had to go to my parents on a afternoon so I can get some rest and I am riddled with guilt and get very, very upset and feel such a let down. I do as much as I can with her and I know she loves me, she is very affectionate and stands and holds my hand when I am poorly. Her behaviour is a reaction to the circumstances, she is not a naughty child. I keep a routine of her going to my parents for a few hours in the afternoon when I am like this but she always comes home for dinner with us and sleeps in her bed. When I am not so poorly she is really good.
My husband is pretty good but he is such a positive person that sometimes his attitude of everything is fine and we are fine hides what is really going on and how I feel. Few weeks ago I was so, so low but everyone was told everything was fine. My parents are amazing as they have always been. I have had this condition since birth.