A Mother's Tale

A mother's journal as she attempts to help her daughter survive depression and all the challenges that accompany it. Now available in paperback --- Mom Story

Thursday, May 25, 2006

May 25, 2006

Success! I think. She had an appointment with yet another new therapist yesterday ... and actually made a second appointment with him. Hooray! She seems to like this guy ... so far. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Friday, May 19, 2006

May 19, 2006

My goodness, it's been a long time since I've blogged here. I suppose that's a good sign - she's making amazing progress ... we're making amazing progress. So much so that I've been able to overbook myself with projects (I'm involved in 2 plays right now - one as an actor, one as assistant vocal director). There are days I just want to bang my head against a wall & scream, "What on earth am I thinking?"

My daughter is now learning the lesson that you can't have a steady, serious boyfriend and date other guys at the same time. Nobody is happy with that arrangement. We tried to warn her, but ... well ... it's a lesson to be learned. And I think she's learning it ok. I think.

Today she is travelling with her school orchestra and symphony to the All-State competition. I'm sure they'll sweep it again this year. They are very good and always do very well in these competitions.

And, on top of everything else, she will be graduating high school in just 2 weeks. Wow! I still remember sitting in Wendy's and sobbing about my baby going into 1st grade and now she is preparing to graduate high school and move on to the University in the fall. And she is so tall and so beautiful and so smart and so talented. Just ... Wow.