Hiya, I am a parent of 3 Children, 2 of who have different special needs. I hav been asked to write an article based on the poem i wrote at end of last yr (posted on another thread) about how we as parents can sometimes get lost looking after our children, ie: that we ignore sometimes what we want/need/hope for because we dont have the time, energy or fight left in us to do these things.
please would any of you mind donating examples about you and your life? it can be a full scenario/something thats happened or just a single line about how you feel. You can answer all or any of the following questions or tell me just how you feel or have felt.
Do you do things that are just for you?
How do you make time for yourself?
How do you make time for you and your partner?
How do you make time for your other children?
When was the last time you had a break?
Do you ever feel that you and your needs are ignored, because your child needs so much?
Have you felt that profesionals saw you and your family as a whole group of people or just vague shapes behind the person with a condition?
What could we do as individuals to have more time for us?
What could proffessionals do to help parents?

Basically anything at all, stories, examples, feelings, etc. any examples that i use will be de-personalised and made anonymous so you can be as truthful as you like and give real examples as no personal details or locations etc will be in the finished article.

Thankyou (poem is attached if you want to reread to see what im basing the article on