tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566948084530520920.post1495893920202402462..comments2017-01-16T03:54:27.443-08:00Comments on Foster Mom Blog: moving alongFoster Mom Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956881681622422530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566948084530520920.post-30525018551020492182016-08-03T06:07:14.969-07:002016-08-03T06:07:14.969-07:00Have a wonderful trip!!! I hope you get lots of ch...Have a wonderful trip!!! I hope you get lots of chances to spoil yourself! And if you find the books useful, tell me their titles. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665014468796159422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566948084530520920.post-66280396236775225082016-08-02T23:13:16.163-07:002016-08-02T23:13:16.163-07:00Beloved Sara!
Your words come at a good time! Thi...Beloved Sara!<br /><br />Your words come at a good time! Things are really improving and both kids seem to be thriving, but I still beat myself up a thousand times a day for not being a better teacher, wife, parent, friend, or anything else for that matter. Thank goodness the semester is finally over -- I got the last of the grades in for my students and just finished proofreading a chapter for a colleague (paid gig, hooray!) and can now relax, sort of. Tomorrow we head off to Canada. Thank goodness the husband booked us out of Niigata, so we don't have to schlep luggage through train stations! It will be the first visit for the girl to Canada and I hope that it brings us closer -- it did that certainly for me and the boy after his first trip there. I think the kids see me in a different light in my own country surrounded by people who are like me.<br /><br />I have two books in my bag on parenting foster/ADHD/troubled kids for my holiday reading. Right now, I'm in my favourite place in Niigata, which is Matsuzaki Starbucks. Will do a little fun reading (chick lit), and then head home to clean the house and pack. Slowly, slowly... there's no rush...Foster Mom Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956881681622422530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566948084530520920.post-64995462235304331472016-08-02T22:05:02.191-07:002016-08-02T22:05:02.191-07:00Just want to give you a big hug. One of the hardes...Just want to give you a big hug. One of the hardest things for me to accept has been that I cannot possibly fix everything for Rinka. Every fiber of my being wants to, but it can't be done by me or anyone else. It's when I forget that and start beating myself up for not doing a better job that things really start falling apart around here. You are doing a wonderful job and have found a good perspective, and did I mention last post about how great it is you are modeling taking care of yourself for those two kids (and of course important that you are taking care of yourself for your own sake - you deserve it). Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665014468796159422noreply@blogger.com