When you know somebody is having a hard time in their marriage. Pull them closer. Ask to take the kids for a weekend. Bring them dinner. Reach out to them. Ask them how they are doing. Don't insist on visiting or having them visit you. Know that their world feels like it is falling apart and it is taking every bit of energy to put on a good face for the kids and to work and run a household. And it is has to be done while they continue to reside with somebody who they are struggling to have the most basic of conversation with.
This has been a tough week. I worked some extra hours which were only five hour shifts but were still were time away from the kids. Kids are at their breaking point and wether or not they know it they need schedules and some stablness. School starts Tuesday and comments about how people hope my kids dont kill their teachers with COVID is neither helpful or accurate. Plus we had a budget meeting after months of no meetings. In which we found out that we had once again over spent in August. Which could have been stopped if we would have known earlier in the month. I sent $1500 to student loans. Andrew turned eight yesterday and I am so thankful for him. He is become such a deep thinker and asks these amazing questions that I don't always have the answers to. The meds have helped slow him down but he is still crazy Andrew. We upped the medications and it was like he was on speed. He couldn't sleep and was kind of zombie like. Then there has been a few moments wher
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