Hopefully nothing will go wrong tonight--we know there is always that chance, but we will be close by if we have to head home quickly.
Thank you, Meridell, for doing wonders with our child!! Brandi, I hope you still read this!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Date Night!
I am so excited that my husband and I are going on our first date in several years! Some may ask why the long wait, but for those familiar with pediatric bipolar disorder, you know that going on a date is no small thing. For years we could not go out because we couldn't leave Caroline at home without a parent. She had been in such an unstable state for so long that we knew if we were gone, something would happen that would ruin our time. But with Caroline so remarkably stable after coming back from Meridell, I realized we could actually go on a date now and not worry about leaving her home with her two younger sisters (who will be engrossed in a movie.) We just haven't been able to do a lot of things "normal" families do, like go in one car on vacations. We still take two cars on any trip over an hour because Caroline does so much better without the noise of her sisters irritating her to explosion.
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Have a wonderful time! Wow, I really hope that some day we can do the same.
We're in the same boat with vacations, family outings, etc. Its gotten to the point where they are so painful, its just easier not to do them at all.
I am SO HAPPY for you! Hope you had a magnificent time! TGFM( Thank God for Meridell)!!!
Please excuse if I already wrote this. I swear I did but I don't see it. Maybe I just thought about it! Anyway, as a mom of a daughter with bipolar that is now 23 I can relate to your blog. My husband and I have a hot tub which we try to use every night. We had a rule that we couldn't discuss work or money while soaking for a short time. When our daughter initially became very ill we had to add "Linea" to the rules of NO DISCUSSION. Sad but we were always discussing, worrying, obsessing and trying to figure out what to do which left us no time to be with each other. Fifteen minutes a day!? But it was helpful and we began to cherish this little piece of time together. Take care of yourself!!
Sorry Cinda that you didn't see your posts until now! My internet connection was messed up for a week so I wasn't posting. We have gone on another date since, which was nice too. I am seeing how much we need to nuture each other.
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