I'm a 22-year-old first-time mom to a little boy who was born in October of 2011. He's going to be 18-months-old in about 2 weeks' time and I can't believe it went by so quickly! He's obsessed with Yo Gabba Gabba, Mickey Mouse Club, dipping his food in ketchup, and opening the garage door for me (also, any buttons available).
I haven't posted much about it yet, but shortly after my son was born I went to be seen for Postpartum Depression and learned that I have Major Depression and General Anxiety Disorder--I was sort of upended learning that the way I have felt my whole life wasn't normal, but I'm trying to learn to actually feel better. I avoid public situations as much as possible and don't even feel all that comfortable with one-on-one situations with my closest friends. I'm not good with conversation, have a crippling fear of embarrassing myself, and have to give myself a pep-talk to make phone calls (among other things), but I've never known anything different. Having a name for it just makes me feel weird.
Honestly, there's so much I could say here that I don't know what to include! I don't want to ramble. ;) Sorry that it took me a minute to put this up, I got preoccupied with food being thrown around the living room. Totally didn't eat the grapes off the floor, either, if that's what you're thinking (I actually did, though).
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I fell in love with the title of your blog. I think every mom can relate
ReplyDeleteThank you! I just decided to change it about a week ago because I've been calling my son Monster since he was little (his dad started it). I agree, they all have a little monster in them. ;) Thanks for visiting!
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DeleteHello! I am your newest follower. Found you on Bloggy Moms! I can relate with being diagnosed with PPD. It was so hard for me after i had my son, I felt like such a terrible mother. It actually took me a couple of years but now my son is six and we have such a wonderful mother-son relationship. Feel free to check out my blog at http://secondchancesgirl.blogspot.com. Look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog! I felt like a terrible mother for a long time too. At first I didn't want to be seen about it because it felt like I'd be admitting to something terrible, but the first time I yelled at my son just for crying - his way of communicating with me - I knew I had to change something. I feel so much better these days, so I'm glad I did. :)
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ReplyDeleteHaha I hope so because his dad thinks it's going to be so awesome (which means it's apparently happening)! Of course I'll stop by. :) Thank you for coming!
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