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I barely recognize myself, honestly, and while I am busy and don't have too much time for Aetolia these days, I have not been this happy and fulfilled in years. It has not been easy, and I still have my daily anxieties, but there is no describing how uplifting it is to be able to look at what you're doing and the outcomes and feel pleased and proud of accomplishments you are making.
On happy notes for myself, my husband and I got a house and move in this week, and I quit the corporate job for a smaller company with better values and stances.
Heading on my own path of self-betterment. (..and a lot of debt) but betterment!
My son has been seeing a really good therapist for a couple of years, it took forever to find the right one but he's come so far. Earlier this year, at Sunday school, the security guard tried to molest him in the bathroom stalls, completely out of the security camera's reach. This could have gone very badly but I thank God for the life we've had that allowed him to be strong enough to face off with this guy. I'm very proud of him for being strong enough to not hesitate to push the guy away from him. He called me immediately and my sister and I showed up at the school and raised hell. The security guard was fired and I pressed charges. I made absolutely sure that my son understood what he did was right and we talked at length about it. The police who came to file our case also interviewed him and reinforced the same things I said. What absolutely burns me, though is that, a couple of months ago the case was dropped because there wasn't enough "evidence" - even though the guy all but confessed when he was giving the statement and he was captured on camera taking my son to the bathroom by the arm! SO, for a good few weeks I was a walking/raging mother and probably sounded very rude to the few people who crossed my path and had no idea what was happening, sorry!
The good thing that came from this is he's now much stronger for what happened, in a healthy way, and once in a while we have a group-therapy appointment with his therapist and all I heard were changes and advancements that blew me away. He's only 15 but, my God, when we get into discussions and debates, I feel like I'm talking to a 35-year-old mind and absolutely look forward to all the things he likes sharing and chatting about
ALSO, he's been very increasingly interested in becoming a Sound Engineer. About a year ago or so he asked me to come sit with him and watch this video about sine waves and validate the physics in it. I was over the moon that he took an interest in physics and we dug much deeper into it
And about me... This will definitely sound similar to @Saidenn's post, but I too had been seeing a really good therapist for the last six months and yesterday (regular appointment) we finished going through something we've been building for a long time called my 'grief and loss timeline chart', which is part of this awesome book that I'd recommend for anyone going through their own healing journey (if you need a partner and can't think of anyone in your immediate surrounding, I will absolutely make myself available and would love to help!). It was probably the hardest thing I've done but when I sat back and heard her tell me how far I've come from the person I used to be a few years ago with my confidence, management style, parenting style, self-esteem, emotional and financial stability and growth, trust and faith in myself and people, I was filled with a great sense of accomplishment and excitement to tackle the next chapter of my personal growth.
The last year has been a big transitional year for me and I might have interacted with people differently, but, I'm so thankful for this community and all the good and hard lessons I learned from it. Love you all!
(Feel free to check out his whole channel and leave constructive feedback!)
I'm sure @Alela is a great parent too! (...to ..Horkvals?)
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Alela's Affirmations
What this means is I finally obtained job security and won't have to go job hunting this fall! Instead, I will be offered the first position that opens up that correlates with my subjects, and if nothing is available, I will enter the substitute pool, but get a monthly salary no matter how much work I get through this until a position becomes available.
Feeling so happy now!!
It's a tricky question, because naturally I want to teach my own subjects, but I rather like this school, and saying no means I have no idea where I might end up in August. I might end up at two or three different schools, or hopping between more than that until something opens up. At least now I'd know where to go after the summer break, and I know the colleagues and some of the kids. I accepted, so now I have work until December. Then we'll see where I have to go, but work is still assured!
My girlfriend also moved in recently, so we both get to be more financially stable and continue to look out for each other. Life is going okay I suppose, except for the odd health problem here and there. But, as they say, that is life.