This blog post was written on 12/4/2020

Today is Easter Sunday, and as predicted, 2 things have happened. Number one: I ran out of ink, so my appeal has come to a halt! Annoying, as it would of been so good to get this done and out the way. And Number two: There is nothing but chocolate in this house today. As expected, trying to explain to Charlie “no, you can’t have chocolate at 6.30am” is impossible! So he has gorged on chocolate and then absolutely bouncing off the walls! Thank god for Pokémon, which is the most recent obsession and episode after episode is being watched with short bursts of outdoor play on the trampoline.

I honestly don’t know how I would of managed the last 3 weeks without the trampoline, it doesn’t bare thinking about to be honest and I am so grateful for it. I think we were a little slow to the trampoline, I remember having one when my older two children were little, but this is Charlie’s first one. And we also have an indoor mini trampoline which is a lifesaver too. Now I know more about Charlie’s sensory processing difficulties. it’s a lot easier to see how a trampoline just changes his life. It is definitely a piece of equipment that we couldn’t do without.

I was very fortunate, that at the time, the children’s father was single and more than willing to help us with those sorts of things, he also built our climbing frame. Which not only is a climbing frame but has monkey bars and a pyramid that can be made into a den, that was a bargain off Facebook from Charlie’s old childminder. I’m not sure now, how I would manage, but I would definitely make it work as it is something that benefits Charlie. At the moment Charlie doesn’t see his father, and as I write this, he hasn’t been in touch for several months or even sent an Easter Egg. It’s a shame, and luckily my older two can understand and never ask any questions they accept things as they are, and Charlie is so secure with me that he rarely asks. Of course, it devastates me, I don’t know how anyone can not have the same love, dedication and commitment to the children that they are equally responsible for. I guess I’ll never know, or understand. And that’s ok, because if understanding, means I will be able to relate to them, that won’t happen because I can’t relate to them.

I’ve been in touch with a number of people, on how best to protect myself and manage this account and the work I put into it, and I’m hoping that all will become clear shortly. What I don’t want is to become a source of information and help for people, especially locally, and then just disappear because I didn’t tick boxes and cross the T’s. It is a social, moral obligation to give correct information and advice and I don’t want to be doing anything that may harm that.

For now though we are in day 1000 (jokes) of lockdown and thankfully managing with the support of pokemon and lots of sensory integration.

Looking forward to adding a lot more content.

Georgina x