Re: just needing encouragement

[Guest guest]

Kari,

Don't worry about your spelling! I'm sending lots of good vibes your

way. Please let us know what happens on Thursday.

Stayc

> > > I just need you guys to help me stay resolved about keeping

> > Gracie's band on. The little Houdini has started taking it off her

> > head every 5 seconds, literally! She does NOT mess with the

velcro at

> > all, she just pushes with 1 hand a pulles with the other, and off

it

> > comes in the blink of an eye.

> > >

> > > We have been engaged in a battle of will, trying to see who will

> > break first, and she is showing no signs of weakness. I, however,

am

> > breaking under the pressure, lol.

> > >

> > > Yesterday I called CT and they said that for now I need to just

do

> > the best I can trying to outlast her, and didnt really have any

other

> > suggestions since I have already tried all the ones they had for

me

> > last time I called. Gracie's appt is Thursday and they said that

> > maybe they can put something inside of it then to try to make it

more

> > difficult to get off.

> > >

> > > She hasnt slept in it for 3 weeks. I put her down in it and it

> > comes right off. I get her to speep before putting her down, and

> > congratulate myself for being so clever, yet when i wake up the

next

> > morning, even though she didnt wake during the night (at least she

> > didnt make any noise) she still took it off.

> > >

> > > I am so frustrated and tired! It is so hard to be both mom and

dad

> > when dh is gone, and to have nobody to help me at all with 4

kids,

> > and now to have to constantly fight with her. I just want to give

up.

> > Then I look at her flat head, and it looks like she might have

> > regressed some. So that makes me feel awful. So I want to give up

> > and I dont want to give up. I feel like i CANT give up. But I am

> > quickly losing my resolve so please tell me something that will

help

> > me stary motivated to keep up the fight with the little stinker!

> > >

> > > I tried explaining to her the importance of cooperating and just

> > wearing the band as she is supposed to, and I also explained that

the

> > more she wears it now, the faster she will get it off, but she

didnt

> > care. The look in her eye and the huge openmouthed grin told me

she

> > was totally unconcerned. LOL *sigh*

> > >

> > > Ok, I am sorry for rambling and whining and rambling and

griping.

> > Thanks for listening!

> > >

> > > Kari , mom to Gracie~~Leader of the DOCBand rebellion

> > > North Carolina

> >

> >

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