09 November 2009 @ 09:14 pm
The Future Is Uncertain  
So...
It's drawing so damn near!
I feel like I should be saying my goodbyes...
I honestly do not know how my life will be after Wednesday.
I don't know if I will have time for all my wonderful friends or not...
And this saddens me...
Especially since I know for the past few months I have been a bit distant...
And bitchy!
I am sorry about that...
I know I complain a lot...
But at the end of it all, I am really happy...
Scared, but happy.

I know things could be worse...
I recognize that I do have so much going for me...
I have a man, who may not be perfect, but who honest to god loves me and my daughters.
I have a family who loves me, even though they are 1300 miles away!
I have a beautiful daughter who has made me so proud and happy that I could burst!

All we really have is now and memories, any ways, right?
So I'm trying not to fret about the future...
Or be upset with things past.



On another note altogether:
Zoey had her doctor's appointment today.
I feel bad, because I haven't been able to take her to a doctor in so long because we hadn't any insurance...
(Mind you, I would have rushed her to one if she'd been sick!)
The doctor had no real concerns except her language development.
Zoey is nearly three and is not stringing words together yet...
I mean, I know she understand so damn much, and she's brilliant in her own right...
But her doctor is suggesting speech therapy.
I'm half way defensive of Zoey, and then half way curious...
I don't feel she's delayed in a way that might hinder her in school...
I do wonder, though, what I can do, myself, to help her...
I really am not fond of other people interfering in my raising of my daughter...
But I know this *could* be best for her.
I will have to look into this more...
But I feel guilty, because it will not be right *now* that I am looking into it...
How horrible of me!

Has anyone ever done Speech Therapy for their children? Or know anything of it?
 
 
Current Mood: lonely
Current Music: Sledgehammer: Peter Gabriel
 
 
( 10 comments — Post a new comment )
tat2d_wildheart[info]tat2d_wildheart on November 10th, 2009 02:27 am (UTC)
you'll be fine.........*hugs*
Knowing you you will find it. Just means that I have to get over my hatred of phones to pick it up and call once in awhile........lol.

And speech therapy from what I know is not all bad...just gives a little extra help, but frankly, she's not quite three, still very young....she could still figure out how to string a sentence together. Try getting like little letters, and kid puzzle type stuff for her......little things like that help and are better alternatives.
Coffin Kittie[info]coffinkittie on November 10th, 2009 02:33 am (UTC)
*hugs* Thanks.
Oooo... I understand the phone hatred... but then again, I have the attachment to my leg (Zoey) that makes phone conversations hard. *laughs*

I agree with you on her figuring it out... She's been so quick in picking up anything and everything, that maybe I should try approaching it more and see what happens...
She's got her letter magnets, that she loves (though not as much as her numbers)... and I try to make everything a learning experience... I, personally, think she just needs a little more time and attention to that area of language development.
tat2d_wildheart[info]tat2d_wildheart on November 10th, 2009 03:13 am (UTC)
yea, that maybe it........they say kids are all different........look at me......brain dead, and I can form a sentence.....once in awhile.........lol...... xD
Coffin Kittie[info]coffinkittie on November 10th, 2009 04:25 pm (UTC)
*laughs*
At least she's a girl and has a built in sense of self preservation! *blinks* Boys think they are indestructible most of their lives!
bendleshnitz1: cassie[info]bendleshnitz1 on November 10th, 2009 03:16 am (UTC)
Oh I'm sad! I'm gonna miss you (even the ranting entries!)
You'll be just as wonderful as you were with Zoey. othing to be scared about ;)
And that philosophy is the best you could have taken. Present, no future and no past. That's for another time. Hell...CARPE DIEM! lmao
If this is the last post I'll see from you in a while: I'll miss you! And best wishes. Will be thinking of you and your family. And I'm expecting your return! If in two months I don't hear a thing from you expect a call from a chipper, argentinean, girly voice ;)

Speech Therapy. I've heard it really helps (a few friends went then they were kids). It helps, the kid doesn't feel forced or anything. It's all taught with games so she has a blast.
If you want to help her maybe forcing her to say the whole sentence even though you understand what she wants to say with just one word (you're with her all day after all, you can't expect less). Or teaching her a songs and singing the whole song together.
I don't know...my mum was (*is*) very strict and nerdy so she taught me to read at three. Puting signs on the objects around the house so I got used to them and leanerd words and everything... But I was a very chatty todler (still am chatty) everyone told me. No one could shut me up, lol
Coffin Kittie[info]coffinkittie on November 10th, 2009 04:32 pm (UTC)
*hugs* I will miss you, too!
Yes, Carpe diem. :)
I will consider doing voice post while I'm not actively online, but I will make no promises in that area.

I do feel that I haven't been helping her in that area for the reason that I am the one understanding her without asking her to elaborate on things. I'm the one she's around 90% of the time, so I need to buck up and start pushing (in a gentle way, of course!)...
But I will be looking into, and considering, Speech Therapy soon, just, uh, not today. *laughs*
I'm hoping to be teach Zoey to read soon! I want her reading before school, like I was. I just hope I can do a good job.
Karen Mason[info]beanpop on November 10th, 2009 03:59 am (UTC)
I friend of mine on LJ has a child who has some speech problems. I could give you her LJ name and maybe you could ask her some questions? Let me know.
Coffin Kittie[info]coffinkittie on November 10th, 2009 04:36 pm (UTC)
I am very eager to converse with people who would know first hand! If you don't mind, I would love to know her LJ name... (I will not be contacting her right away, though. *blinks*)
bendleshnitz1[info]bendleshnitz1 on November 10th, 2009 03:57 pm (UTC)
Gossip Girl: tvshack [dot] net
Haven't seen one episode there yet but a girl from Georgia gave me the link.
Coffin Kittie[info]coffinkittie on November 10th, 2009 04:36 pm (UTC)
Thank you, I will save this for when I need my Mother Chucker fix! *laughs*