Normal Life Envy Anyone?

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asdx2 · 13/01/2011 14:51

Feeling stressed and overwhelmed at the moment there just seems to be so many issues to deal with. Not at home but dealing with statements and reviews and provision etc.

I would really love to drop them at school, pick them up and have nothing more to worry about than whether they have remembered their PE kit and what to put in the lunch box.

I'm tired and feel like I'm burnt out. Thirteen years of stress and hassle and fighting it's taking its toll and the prospect of another eleven years fills me with dread.

Ds's postponed AR coming up and it's all up in the air, ds refusing to communicate any preferences and won't discuss next year at all.

The school is going to be an Academy and nobody seems to know what the ramifications will be and the LEA will most likely argue it was a five year placement.

I'm supposed to be meeting LIO to rewrite dd's statement but my heart and mind just isn't in it and dd is doing so exceptionally well according to the HT (and I know she is as the progress academically is amazing and she is happy and settled and thriving) that I don't really have an awful lot to go on tbh.

Somedays I have the most awful envy of people who have normal lives that it physically hurts.

Think I'm going to wallow and then I'll give myself a kick up the bum and get on with it.

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Eloise73 · 13/01/2011 15:44

I definitely can relate to that 'normal people' ache...it is painful and I often think how easy most people have it - its probably not that black in white but sometimes it feels like it.

Sending pixie dust to cheer you up

mariamagdalena · 13/01/2011 15:53

I'll join you in the mud for a wallow. Was ok-ish but DLA form and then taking dd to a friend's house to play has reminded me just how abnormal and difficult life is compared to Jane Bloggs. Post this bloody thing and meet with senco tomorrow then back to la-la land of partial denial and not talking to 'normal' mums unless they already know all the gory details.

Forget kick up the bum, too painful. When you're ready, gently entice yourself out of the wallowing area with a large slice of chocolate cake (I'll have one while you're at it).

sarah293 · 13/01/2011 16:07

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proudmum74 · 13/01/2011 16:08

Yep - everytime I go to a play group and see all the nt being able to do so much more than my little one with such ease, whilst she tries really hard and is way behind her peers.

But the real kicker is when you see the mums just sitting there completely ignoring their dc for what seems like the whole session and you just want to go up to them and tell (OK somedays scream at ) them how lucky they are...