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How are we holding up? (self.dads)

submitted 9 months ago by Oneeightnine to c/dads

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Won't lie. The last few weeks have been rough. My eldest is pushing boundaries at an alarming rate, and the youngest still hasn't slept through the night.

I've not been very well and work has been getting me down. All in all, our household isn't having a rough spell. It gets easier riiiiiight?

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[–] gac11@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, I don't have any advice on the boundary pushing. My son is developmentally delayed so is still behaving like an infant. I can't even imagine dealing with typical preteen and teen behavior. I'll send you some good vibes though!

I also wanted to have my own unrelated venting session as well.

My son is medically fragile and got an infection after a major surgery back in November. He's been home since Christmas but he had to come home with a central line (IV). It has been exhausting for my wife and me. He needs special baths every day and we have to be super careful that his dressing doesn't get wet or start peeling up.

And then today the port stopped supplying blood so we might have to take him to a hospital to get a new line put in.

It's literally something every day with this IV and the antibiotics he's getting. Sometimes I wish they didn't discharge us, but I swear he's safer at home. We had several nurses and doctors have gross errors while he was recovering.

Sorry to dump this in your thread man, but it all came bubbling up when I read it

[–] Oneeightnine 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not at all. I think it's real good to have a place we can come to talk about parenting, both the hard bits and the easy bits. As Dads we're sort of...left to our own devices when it comes to dealing with our roles as parents, and if this little community can give us an outlet then I only think that's a good thing.

As for your son, I really have no words, just that I hope you guys find a way to get through and that there are brighter days ahead.

[–] gac11@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks man!