Juggling

Juggling....

I've been called so many names.

An octopus is one of them...

Many arms, each reaching out to a different task...

I've heard countless phrases like:

"How do you do it?"

"You're wasted..."

"When do you have time for all this?"

"You don't know how to relax..."

"You must never sleep..."

And more... and more...

So it's true, I really do a lottttt of things in the same 24 hours a day that we all have.

A lottttt of things.

Among them, the regular job, the additional business, lectures, marketing, and more...

Volunteering and community activities of various kinds.

And the part that requires quite a bit of juggling: the house, the kids, the relationship with my partner...

And... me... time for enjoyment, friends, reading a book,

Not to mention resting (God forbid...).

How do you hold it all with two hands?!

How do I do it?

And then comes a week that requires much, much more from me. Much, much more. And within it, 3 ADHDs

That need to be hugged and strengthened, running to meetings at school 3X

Follow-ups with the neurologist 3X, and then to the pediatrician (who luckily, in one appointment, addressed everything) to check that the system is organized, that the homework is done, and the assignments are submitted on time, talking on the phone with every possible teacher 3X about how he's doing in class, and how the medication change is affecting him...

Is he listening, participating in class,

Doing his homework, submitting assignments?!

And how is he socially? Active during breaks?!

Does he have friends? Heaven forbid, is he getting into fights?!

And what about next year?!

Integration teacher, emotional therapy?!

Extracurricular activities, another activity, private lessons?!

And this whole list... 3X

And then a personal conversation with the child (3X...) to contain and reflect... to make joint decisions, to encourage, to empower, to say words of love, to laugh a little, tell a joke, and gather motivation to move forward...

Oh wait, we forgot one who got injured in a cycling activity,

And we spent an evening at the emergency clinic for over two hours.

At the same time, moments of peace and happiness when the kids find interest together and cooperate (even if it's a video game of some kind...) A shared dinner accompanied by a card game and conversation.

A short and quality shared time gives a lot of strength.

So between one holiday and the next, and without exception,

This is our routine, and it's really not simple at all.

To be "on it" every single moment...

And all of it with a smile and a good atmosphere

Because here we live happily with ADHD.

And me, juggling just ADD....

#From the diary of a juggling mom, a little tired... hoping that in the end, despite everything, it will all be for the best...