tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post3877031238376659565..comments2023-10-28T04:05:57.073-07:00Comments on Hartley's Life With 3 Boys: FTF: "Up and Screaming" by Sarah HoffmanHartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02463016780946119637noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-75701937244466691392012-12-12T12:04:07.691-08:002012-12-12T12:04:07.691-08:00I was touched by this post. Our son had a problem ...I was touched by this post. Our son had a problem with sleeping 2 years ago. I had observed that he always sleeps with his eyes open. That’s why I asked our doctor on <a href="http://www.sleep.com/content/how-to-sle%20%E2%80%A6%20-eyes-open" rel="nofollow">how to sleep with your eyes open </a>. We were really afraid that time, and we had no choice but to accompany him to see a doctor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-14592725810247651732011-03-03T13:10:30.671-08:002011-03-03T13:10:30.671-08:00I absolutely know what you are talking about! I h...I absolutely know what you are talking about! I have two children, born 18mo apart, who have now BOTH been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder along with a host of comorbid alphabet soup of dx. In the last ten years I have been through the SAME process (tweaked here and there) and I am still learning to heal, find help, solutions, and progress. We have come a long way and there are miles to go, but lately my mantra is, "one day at a time" yeah, ok sometimes it's one breath at a time!<br /><br />Kudos to such a beautiful, moving and relatable piece Sarah!<br /><br />Come visit me too @mytwistedstitch or http://www.lifestwistedstitches.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440694520775692850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-2458793829703965362011-03-02T20:47:48.165-08:002011-03-02T20:47:48.165-08:00This post was perfect for me today. My son does no...This post was perfect for me today. My son does not have a diagnosis, but has global developmental delays and has always had sleep issues. What you said about not letting his issues define you is exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks for posting!Jodi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335601071010404014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-60306746807595062682011-03-01T11:33:46.838-08:002011-03-01T11:33:46.838-08:00This post actually made me cry. All the stuff abo...This post actually made me cry. All the stuff about not letting your kid's problems define you and become who you are--I needed to hear that today, more than ever before. Thank you, thank you, thank you!Patty O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15598358666714482323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-81338213403377695532011-03-01T08:20:35.546-08:002011-03-01T08:20:35.546-08:00This... "And when Sam woke in the morning he ...This... "And when Sam woke in the morning he was crazed, bouncing around our room talking urgently about whatever was his current obsession, as we struggled through the fog of not-enough-sleep to get up and tend to this hyper, anxious, quick-to-anger, sleepless child. " .... describes our life. <br /><br />Thankfully our son's sleep problems have improved to the point we can function more or less as thinking adults now, but I wake every single morning with him bouncing on me screaming "Mooommmmy!!!!! Wake up!!!!! Get uuuuup! Open your eyes!!!!" wondering how I'll find the energy to get through the day.ShesAlwaysWritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120661314940648192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572070976923021388.post-62202526333861720252011-03-01T07:51:18.888-08:002011-03-01T07:51:18.888-08:00Hartley, I found you maybe . . . 6 months ago via ...Hartley, I found you maybe . . . 6 months ago via stark.raving.mad.mommy. I found Sara Hoffman shortly thereafter. All three of these blogs have been tremendously helpful to me. Every time one of you writes, it reassures me that it's not my parenting that "causes" my son's issues (which resemble various aspects of SPD, autism, and yes, even a little pink-boy). Some kids just have to walk a different path. Because of the blogging community, I have stopped beating myself up for things that I now know are beyond my control and have changed my focus on strategies for teaching my son in the way that is most productive for him to learn.ada_hopinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597760222063629880noreply@blogger.com