We had a great visit from some friends this weekend which made a really nice change. B and I both thought at the end of the day that we should do it more often, even though we were really quite knackered by the end. They are old friends of mine from University. D was on …
A little over 5 years ago our son X was born. This was before B had been in a mental health hospital, before she’d started seeing the mental health team and before any suicide attempts. Technically our birth story started with B suddenly announcing when I was in the bath that perhaps we should have …
I’m currently working through a phased return to my job. Much as that might sound like a somewhere unsuccessful transporter trip in a Star Trek film it actually refers to the tail end of my sick leave from work. It basically means I currently only have to go in for half days, then I’ll go …
After taking a few weeks off work in order to deal with B having a bit of a downturn, I’m currently on a “Phased Return” to work. This means I am only working mornings and am trying to get rest/downtime whenever I can. Fellow parents will appreciate that this is never really easy regardless of …
B’s mental health problems do tend to go up and down. Sometimes she can seem absolutely fine, and other times she seems completely lost in her mind. Times when it’s hard can vary massively, it would seem that “Time flies when you’re having fun” isn’t as straightforward a description as it might appear as from …
B didn’t have the best night last night, so was feeling really tried and fragile this morning. I did the school run on my own and told X that Mummy and Granny would be picking him up, this information received a grin and eventually he went into his classroom. I say eventually because he likes …