>Pinky-
>I guess with kids you have to glad for any compliment you may
>get, no matter how small. I can relate though, I always tell
>my husband that he is my favorite husband. :+
Nancy, I tell you... it's been honestly a s-t-r-e-t-c-h getting myself to bond with my child. He didn't stop crying for a year! Even when I was holding him, he'd be crying. There was acid reflux, then the chronic ear infections, then the constant biting followed by these sudden, inexplicable bouts of aggression. Well, now I totally understand him, thanks to an OT and a family/play therapist we see. I never got to enjoy my son in his infancy, and I was being blamed for a lot of his misbehavior in his 2's and 3's. Funny... the you're-an-incompetent-mother tone I got from many people (those who were supposed to help me) always ended their lectures with the usual but-you-know-it's-normal spiel. Was that supposed to make me feel better? Eventually I realized that what's not normal are these people who work in the field of education but who really shouldn't be there since they don't have enough patience or respect for children. People who say your kid should be on ritalin even though they're not doctors, and your kid hasn't yet been diagnosed with any condition. Anyway, I COUNT every tiny bit of joy this child gives me now. Like I said in a previous post, I've been brought to my knees. He and I have come a long way together.
As for my husband... hey, there could be others. Ha!:+
Sorry it's long,
Pinky
