It has been six months since the last time I blogged, and since then I have been traveling on an extremely bumpy road. I actually had not been planning on writing until I had revamped the blog, but I find myself feeling extremely low tonight.
Since I was last on here I have battled some wars, healed the wounds of others and tried to keep putting good karma out in the world.
It is not doing me a lick of good.
I will get into the bit weighing on me tonight.
As some of you know, this month is my birthday. I will be turning the big ole 32. That is right... 32!!!! I had envisioned my life full of joy and wisdom at this point. Instead, I find myself having to delete my Facebook... my one social outlet... because I just can't handle people any longer. I do not want to see people write rotten stuff to me. I do not want to watch people blatantly ignore me. I do not want to be shunned, nor do I want to be guilt tripped. I do not have it in me to deal with those things anymore. With my age, also come impatience for adults. I literally cannot handle it anymore.
I do not have time for it. I don't.
I have not felt this down or this hopeless in an extremely long time. It has been one hit after another... and I keep trying to be a loving person to the people around me, but it is never enough. It doesn't matter how I try to be there with someone else, as soon as they see the tiniest crack in my falsely hard-looking exterior, they make a dive for it. There is something about me that makes people want to attack. I see it in my boys... that social awkwardness... and I want to cry for them. They have many years ahead of them of people trying to crush their spirit. It will be my job to try and teach them to rise above it, especially my Gage. He is so completely like me. So loving, so forgiving and so naive.
Here is a pointer for anyone who is questioning my state of emotional health.... I have three children with Special Needs at home. I do not want to play any petty games. I just want to have some nice grown up conversations. I do not want to be shunned because I have different religious beliefs. I do not want to be shunned because I have children different from yours. I do not want to be shunned because I didn't do exactly what you wanted me to. I just want to live my life in a way where people who are supposed to be lifting me up, are not wasting my time by dragging me down.
So here I am tonight... chugging "Calm Down" tea like I am dying of dehydration, trying to figure out where my life will go next. My husband is working overtime again to provide for his family, so I am left all alone with my thoughts.
This afternoon I also found out that the injections I have to take to control my seizure disorder are completely unavailable nationwide for at least three months! Oh joy! If I could just get my health under control, I know I could get off of those injections as well as my medications for PCOS. So, I am spending my time researching nutritional and holistic ways of combating my health woes instead of being on Facebook.
Also, about my blog revamp. I will be switching it over entirely! New name, new theme and new set up! It will be a big surprise, so stay tuned!!!
Excited to see the new blog redo! I bet it will be great!
ReplyDeleteI am hoping so! It is something completely different than anything I have done before!
DeleteHave you heard of a product called MonaVie? I know there are a couple of girls in town that sell it and it is supposed to be ultra healing for your body. Check it out. As for the drama, you have too much going on with your precious bundles to even deal with that. The grown ups in your life should realize that and respect it and quit being so greedy.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of it and I believe I know which girls you are speaking of! I am actually considering starting out with the juice for my whole family so I can see if it helps the kids as well :)
DeleteI agree with you on the second part. I think we as parents in general dont have time for drama anymore. I am starting to truly believe social networking stunts out emotional growth. Hopefully I can stay away from it longer than 24 hours this time! LOL!
I cant wait to see the new blog! You guys always do such cute stuff on Facebook. Even though you deleted it, it is awesome to know you will be blogging again. Please keep the blogs cming this time!
ReplyDeleteI am surely going to try! The new revamp will hopefully keep me motivated and busy!
DeleteFuck petty people and their petty views. You're awesome. You're children are awesome. The way you choose to live you're life is awesome. Why? Because it's yours. Not mine or anyone else, just yours. That's beautiful that someone is different then me. I know me, I've known me my whole life, I don't want to be friends with someone who is exactly like me, that's boring. The more different the better. I will never judge you for anything, unless of course we're talking child murder or something. You could murder an adult and as long as they were a total douche, ::head slowly turns the other way::. You want to live off the grid, heck yea, I'll mail your ass! You want to praise Satan, you go girl! Need an abortion? How about a nice helping of moral support and uplifting jokes? You need to keep it together or fall apart, just tell me where to stand. You are one of the most supportive, open minded, strong willed, kept together, original, loving, fun, selfless human being I have ever known and I fucking love you for that!
ReplyDeleteAlso totally stoked about the new blog setup :D
I love you for this comment. 100% I needed this. There will come a day when I get to see you again... and when that day comes, I am going to hug you so hard You will literally need to consider having me surgically removed. Like a tick.
DeleteLove you and huge hugs.
BTW.... everything you wrote.... DITTO!
DeleteD.I.T.T.O.
xoxoxoxoooo
I have been dealing with a lot of this myself, and I am thinking of deleting my Facebook as well. Good for you for doing it!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I deactivated it last week, and I made it a total of a day. I became completely weak and activated it. I have since regretted that decision. I really do not have the emotional ability to deal with even the slightest inkling of drama type situations any longer. If you log onto facebook and end up feeling cruddy and depressed every time... well it is time to deactivate that bad boy. I wish you luck as well.
DeleteRachel...I cannot even say enough about how much I respect you and your entire family. I have treasured you from before I moved to MO. You were the first person to welcome me, the first one to give me a chance. I adore you and every member of your SPECTACULAR fucking family!!! If people cannot accept you and yours for who you are, what you represent, and how you cope with YOUR life, then they can go suck a damn sour pop!! There are very few people that I am friends with that have the same views as me. Does that mean that I would shun them or nag at them to change their views? HELL NO!! I love each and everyone of them for who they are. Same goes for you. Screw the rest of them. Live and do what you need and want in life.
ReplyDeleteOne day we will get to that swim up bar...I promise!!!!
I can't believe I missed your comment :(
DeleteI respect you and love you very much. You captured my heart from the first moment we spoke online! I can still remember when we had our first phone conversation... I was in the living room of the house in Waynesville watching Gage try to escape through the screen door.
Befriending you was one of the best decisions I made (I happen to think that becoming friends with Christina was a really good one as well!) while in Missouri. You have been there for me and my family since day one. You have helped, supported and loved us. You have been there for me whenever I have needed you. States away. Any time of day.
I love you. my sweet and totally awesome friend.