Hi guys sorry I have been absent. OCD has not been kind to me these past few months and I am graduating and generally really busy. But I wanted to blog for Mothers day.
My mother is the best mom I could ever ask for. She is strong beautiful and wise. There have been many times where I wanted to quit college. After an horrible college experience I did not want to go back to school. My mother was there and was firm in her stance. I would finish college no matter what. I am now graduating with my BA in June.
Whenever I am in one of my ocd meltdowns there is only one person that I want to talk to it is my mom. My mom may not be trained in mental health. She does her best and helps talk me through things. I know its not easy to deal with - for both of us- but she does it well.
For all mothers of disabled kids, and fathers too. Thanks for loving us, helping us,. Thanks for holding us, talking to us, playing and planing. Motherhood is not an easy job for any parent but you do it and we love you for it. For any mother of a disabled kid who thinks that they are not doing enough for their kid. Let me assure you that you are doing the best you can.
And for my mother.
Thanks for everything that you have done for Princess Bookgirl and me. Love you always.
AZ
4 comments:
And your brother, AZ.
I'll not forget there are 4 Chapmans in the family - all Champions in their own way.
Yes, your Mum is good at handling OCD.
Glad she stood by you and she must be so proud of you and your BA.
Does your Mum do Mental Health First Aid? This is a good way for citizens to help each other.
Adelaide.
Thanks for thinking of my brother, He is actually from my Dad's first wife, so he has a different mom. Thanks for thinking of him though. I have never heard of Mental Health First Aide.
AZ:
I hope your brother thinks of his Mom too.
Mental health first aid seems to be a very Australian concept.
Here are two links:
http://www.footyalmanac.com.au/the-trouble-with-treating-citizens-as-consumers/
http://www.mhri.com.au/courses/
http://www.redcross.org.au/mental-health-first-aid-course.aspx
http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/take-a-course/find-a-course/
http://mhasd.org/first-aid-programs/ [lots of local programmes in California]
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/marvin-ross/mental-health-first-aid_b_4310195.html [a bit contre; from HuffPost living].
http://ucsccares.ucsc.edu/trainings/index.html [from the University of California Santa Cruz].
Mental Health First Aid is about leadership; resilience and helping your friends and peers to notice the early signs and act upon them.
It is in parity with physical first aid.
Here is the link I wanted to leave with you:
http://www.footyalmanac.com.au/the-idea-of-resilience/
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