Showing posts with label First Child. Show all posts
Showing posts with label First Child. Show all posts

Monday, May 14, 2012

Mother's Day

Another Mother's Day has come and gone.

No homemade card, no special creation made by the hands of a loving child, no hugs or kisses filled with wishes of a Happy Mother's Day.

Nothing.  Nada.  Zip.

23 Mother's Days have passed.

The words from long ago replay in my mind like a broken record. The words that broke me.  "You are not good enough to raise a child", "The baby deserves a better home", "You can not provide for this baby", "The baby deserves a loving, two parent home who can give her everything she wants", the list goes on...and on...and on...

23 Mother's Days have passed.

No card, no phone call, nothing from the child I have a heart full of love for.

Not too long ago the fog lifted from my brain and I realized I was good enough, I was capable and my baby deserved to be raised by her Mother...me.  Since the fog had lifted it has made it that much more painful, the realization I was manipulated.  Cruel and heartless people separated me from my baby.

23 Mother's Days have passed.

Nothing.  Nada.  Zip.

As each Mother's Day passes and there still is no word from my First Daughter, the words that broke me play in my mind like a broken record.  There have been no responses to the letters, cards and messages I have sent.  

23 Mother's Days have passed.

No responses, no calls, not even a "F*** YOU!"

Every year that feeling deep inside me screams out...she believes what they told her, she believes what they told me.  I just hope one day she does realize I was good enough, I was capable, we should never have been separated and that I have always loved her...unconditionally.






Sunday, July 3, 2011

Can't decide on which distraction to obsess over

My husband tells people I have ADD/OCD, I can't decide on which distraction to obsess over.  People seem to find the humor in this, but they don't realize how true this statement is about me.  What they don't know is that I need to focus in on a distraction (I prefer positive distractions) so I don't go crazy trying to figure out why my First Daughter still wants nothing to do with me.

So far this summer has been filled with all kinds of distractions I would honestly wish to go away, especially right now.  Every July I seem to be on edge, sometimes I just start crying for what people think is for no reason.  What some don't know is that my First Daughter's birthday is on July 23rd, this year she will be 23 years old.  23 years of trying to cope with losing a child to adoption.

The Murder Trial I was suppose to be a witness for has been postponed to July 18th.  Great...just what I needed added to my plate the week of my First Daughter's birthday.  This is starting to get a little annoying for me.  Not only am I remembering the vivid details surrounding the birth of "Ashley" and our time spent together in the hospital, but I am also remembering vivid details of this murder.  You would think this trial would be enough to distract me...but no...I am a master at juggling things!  *Sigh*

My youngest daughter is currently spending two weeks in Florida with the Grandparents.  My In-laws believe children should be seen and not heard. I think this visit has been quite an eye opener for them (and my little one).  They have now realized that we are raising this 12 year old to speak up and not let people walk all over her.  She'll be home in two days...I think we will all be glad when she's back home.

While my youngest is in Florida my husband and I finally had enough of my daughter's synchronized ice skating coach.  We pulled our daughter off the team.  Now I'm dealing with 8 other Mom's bitching at me because we questioned the coach's abilities.  Seriously?  Everyone of them bitched and complained behind the coach's back, but when someone says something they freak out and turn on the person who wasn't a chicken shit and actually said enough was enough.  Right now I'm very confused, why would parents teach their children to talk behind people's backs and then be a chicken shit towards the person who stands up?  Younger Daughter doesn't know about this yet, we are waiting to tell her when she gets home.  She'll be upset that we are not going to San Diego for the State Games of America, but she will be relieved.  Her private coach has already told her that she wanted her on the Intermediate Synchronized Skate Team.

So I have all of this going on...the same time I am trying to cope with the fact that my First Daughter will be turning 23 in 20 days and so far she doesn't give a crap about me, her First Mother.

Hurry up and be done with July!!!