Guest guest Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 FRIEDEN IST MIT IHNEN-PEACE BE WITH YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 , I used to work for a Wedding store called The Finishing Touch. I can tell you that the best little helper you can get is a paperback book called " Planning the Perfect Wedding " It used to cost about $2, but is probably at least twice that now. It gives all the information about who is responsible for what, who is invited and how, how to estimate cost per guest, what is current proper etiquette. If you need any information, please don't hesitate to contact me here, as I was a Wedding Consultant with that store for a long time while I was in college and for many years afterward as a contract consultant. I love to help with this stuff. Have fun with the shopping part. Have patience, and remember, this is a celebration. Tempers can get very thin and brittle during this time. Hugs, MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Mojo, You are right that it is often tougher with step-siblings as far as getting along. However, in some ways it is easier. We never had both our girls living with us at the same time. My husband and I fought very hard to get custody of when she was 9 and Nikki was 11, but we lost. came to live with us just after she turned 17, but by then Nikki was already away at college. I'm sure we would have somehow survived the squabbles if they had actually lived with us at the same time, but I might not have made it through with my sanity in tact. Not that I have much anyway! To be honest, I can't take a lot of the credit for our girls becoming friends as well as step-siblings. My husband and I are blessed with two remarkable young ladies. Geez, it sounds weird to call them that! My daughter is coming home from college for the weekend. We are going to a bridal fair tomorrow. We are going to meet this afternoon at a bridal shop that is about 35 miles from here. After talking about all the wedding stuff from the time she and her fiance got engaged in November 2001, we are actually going to begin the real planning, decisions, etc. There wedding date is currently set for May 29, 2004, so we are fast approaching the 12 months before the wedding mark! It is both exciting and terrifying! So many decisions to make and I am sooooo totally clueless on planning a wedding. We are going to hire a wedding planner because we think it will save both my sanity as well as my daughter's. Wish me luck, as I am sure I will need it! W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 I called the school yesterday and spoke to the assist. principal, to let them know what was going on. She will speak to the teachers as well as the counselor, so they'll know what's causing any difficulties with Taryn. Also signed her up for an after-school homework help they offer, 3 days a week. That will take some of the pressure off me as far as homework. Yes, she is on meds, Adderal XR, which has been helping very much. Since all this has happened tho, she's having a hard time concentrating. That's a good point about the chemo, I'll have to remember to tell her that. She doesn't say too much to me tho, mostly my mom. Thank God for mothers. I feel so bad because this is so rough on my mom and dad too. But the more positive I am, the better everyone does. Lynn > Hi Lynn, > > Crying and being unable to concentrate are signs of depression. Another sign of depression in teens is anger . Of course your daughter is understandably upset because you have cancer. Kids get so frightened and are often unable to deal with their feelings. > > The advice to talk openly to her is excellent. I would add that I reminded my kids often that it was the CHEMO that made me look and feel sick - NOT the cancer. As you progress through chemo, each treatment becomes harder. To a child's view that certainly looks as if your condition is worsening - she may not link it to the chemo. Best to talk openly. > > You said she has ADHD - is she taking meds? How old is she? Please let us know how she's doing. > > Ann > www.cjhats.com > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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