Recap 4/18/15

Well where should I start. I finally got my kayak Thursday and went and tried it out on Friday. I kayaked with my parents in the park near them and then I still wanted to kayak some more so I went to the lake near me. I got a little to much sun, which I have to watch since the one medicine makes me very sensitive to it. My arms were sore at the end of the night. The next day I went to support my best friend with her MS Walk. It was a great day and I had a wonderful time. Since it was so nice out I got in my car and drove straight to the lake and went kayaking for an hour and half. It was amazing. This time I wore a rash shirt, hat and sunglasses. Much better. Here's where it goes a turn for the worse. I was on my way to drop of my daughters meds since she was spending the night and I got a phone call saying my son found a razor that my daughter was cutting herself with. I had to call her and tell to come home but she was at a drive-in theater and I had to drive to go get her. She just recently was diagnosed as being Bipolar. Her ex has been spreading rumors about her and calling her names. Just plain out bullying! As a parent I instinctively want to protect her and stop all the hurting, but what can you do. The parents don't care and you have to have all this proof in order to maybe get help from the police and even some of her friends want to beat the kid up for hurting so many people. Where does it end? When are people going to start to think before they speak and realize that what they say affects other people. Social media doesn't help and sometimes it seems to encourage it because they say it to a phone or computer and not to a real person. Then when they are confronted by it they don't know what to do. Some of them don't even care what they are doing. This is where I just cry and hold my daughter and let her know I'm always there for her 24/7. Try to keep teaching her better coping skills and try to show good examples by being strong and making good decisions too since I'm also Bipolar I and have struggles at a different level. Well thank you for letting me vent and get this off my chest. Tomorrow is a new day and I hope there will be better things ahead.

Lis1208

After our talk with her it got better. She realizes that no matter what time it is she can come to me for anything. Even if that is screaming at me to wake me up. No matter what. She blocked everyone that is giving her drama off the social media websites. We told her that if anyone at school is bothering her or starting stuff again she can take it to her counselor like she has in that past or just shout at them to leave her alone and bring attention to them. She is in therapy. She was going every two weeks and then her therapist said she was improving very well and went to once a month. I think it's going to go back to two weeks just to keep things on a safe level of communication. She is a great therapist. My daughter really does open up to her and tells her everything. The next day after all of this we wanted to do some 4-wheeling with her brother and her boyfriend. It was a great day for her. She spent the rest of her day with her boyfriend and they just relaxed and watched movies. She needed that. Her boyfriend realizes what is going on and is there for her no matter what. He would love to handle things with certain people but he loves his sports and doesn't want to ruin that and I don't blame him. Plus he's shy as can be. I always think that if you take the higher road it will pay off in the end and the other people that keep causing trouble things will come back to them in folds. People say karma I say it's just their choices coming back to get them. I'm doing better and making sure she keeps talking to me and I make sure I see any signs if there is trouble. If I survive high school again it will be a miracle. LOL

Lis1208

Me too! Today was another great day at school for my daughter. This one girl went up to her and tried to give her a hug and acted like she was caring but my daughter finally had enough and told her to get away. If she can't stand beside her friends and only care about her boyfriend who is cheating on her and doesn't treat her right then she needs to stay way from my daughter. I was so proud of her for sticking up for herself.

Lis1208