tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post5993152307311253203..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: Telling Our TruthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-90793364670684318482017-04-12T06:51:45.748-07:002017-04-12T06:51:45.748-07:00I appreciate all your support Dotti! I appreciate all your support Dotti! leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796971374982189013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-37704074935789434972017-04-12T06:51:20.732-07:002017-04-12T06:51:20.732-07:00Thank you Terri!Thank you Terri!leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796971374982189013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-24838183917440607712017-04-12T06:51:04.013-07:002017-04-12T06:51:04.013-07:00Thank you Liz! Hearing that others have gone throu...Thank you Liz! Hearing that others have gone through this gives me comfort and hope. leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796971374982189013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-8915102398156588552017-04-12T06:50:29.061-07:002017-04-12T06:50:29.061-07:00Thank you carol! Thank you carol! leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796971374982189013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-6802633539924109962017-04-12T06:50:08.503-07:002017-04-12T06:50:08.503-07:00Thank you sweet friend! Thank you sweet friend! leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796971374982189013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-16922558361673555142017-04-12T06:49:53.465-07:002017-04-12T06:49:53.465-07:00Thank you Ellen! My daughter has a collection of q...Thank you Ellen! My daughter has a collection of quotes and this one will be the perfect new addition. leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796971374982189013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-36434607893411282792017-04-11T19:26:57.892-07:002017-04-11T19:26:57.892-07:00I have a sign on my wall that says, Courage doesn&...I have a sign on my wall that says, Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." I think your daughter must be courageous because she keeps trying - you are courageous for not giving up! Thanks for sharing this!<br />Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-65102796209034727202017-04-11T16:56:37.137-07:002017-04-11T16:56:37.137-07:00I can empathisize with you Leigh, as my older son ...I can empathisize with you Leigh, as my older son went through this for several years. It sounds like you are doing everything you can right now. It's good that you put this out there. Hopefully somebody can give you some information that will be helpful. At the very least, you got it off your shoulders for a brief time , and you will get much love and prayers from this community. Thinking of you and your family and yes, prayers for some relief for Molly soon. XOheyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-60643535388786855522017-04-11T14:57:19.091-07:002017-04-11T14:57:19.091-07:00I'm thinking of you too Leigh, and I love you ...I'm thinking of you too Leigh, and I love you too. It's very obvious how much you are doing and have done, but sometimes, for a period of time, its beyond our grasp. I hope the therapist finds a way to help her to help herself. I'm sure she will find skills that help her manage. Actually, with all that she has accomplished, it sounds like she is managing amazingly well. <br /><br />The whole world is so tense right now - I see it everywhere - and school education systems demand so very much of our children - its certainly not the childhood we had or wanted for our kids - but that's the nature of the world I guess - change. I wish that childhood cruelty (and adult cruelty for that matter) would not add to the problems we all struggle with. <br />Hang in there - you are being the rock she needs right now, and she will always be grateful for that. Sorry for your struggles.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433584313253805817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-88031634590851186282017-04-11T12:37:29.073-07:002017-04-11T12:37:29.073-07:00I'm so sorry to hear this Leigh! I can totally...I'm so sorry to hear this Leigh! I can totally empathise with you as a Mum who has a child whom has battled with severe anxiety for much of her life (diagnosed around age 3-4 and still battling anxiety at age 24). I can also empathise with your daughter as I too have had to deal with anxiety after suffering severe workplace harassment 9 years ago. It's so difficult to watch our children go through struggles like this and to feel totally helpless and unable to "make it better". My heart goes out to you and your daughter.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-81060854745953139292017-04-11T07:28:02.640-07:002017-04-11T07:28:02.640-07:00Oh, Leigh, this breaks my heart. Like Dotti I had ...Oh, Leigh, this breaks my heart. Like Dotti I had hoped things were improving since your last post about this. As any parent can attest, any kind of illnesses or problems with your children are the hardest things to deal with. We just want them to be happy and it is such a helpless feeling when we can't make that happen. When I met Molly, she really impressed me with how intelligent, friendly and beautiful she is and I will be thinking of her and praying for all of you that you can find an answer to this. It sounds like you are doing all the right things and I'm glad you felt you could share this with us so that we can be that empathetic ear you need. <3terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-32069669513895176012017-04-11T07:03:16.146-07:002017-04-11T07:03:16.146-07:00Yes, I remember your earlier post about your girl&...Yes, I remember your earlier post about your girl's anxiety and as I watched your stories and photos showing her accomplishments and adventures, I thought perhaps she'd worked through it. I'm heartbroken that it has instead grown more complicated. It raises all kinds of questions about out school systems and the expectations we put on our children. And yet that may be just a symptom. <br /><br />I love you, Leigh, and am sending big hugs to you and all your family because I know this really is a family issue. And I sincerely hope the counselor is able to help all of you break through this problem. Serious though it is, there is an answer, if you persevere. xxxoooDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-73050752946367365492017-04-11T04:53:06.108-07:002017-04-11T04:53:06.108-07:00I'm emailing. Love to you Leigh, as one caring...I'm emailing. Love to you Leigh, as one caring Mom to another. AFishGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513718005250273753noreply@blogger.com