I haven't felt like writing anything humorous, or vaguely humorous about life with Nate as our SN community has been rocked by the passing of several children we knew well.
I haven't felt like writing about home life as I've been working and quite frankly it's bloody chaotic and hard.
Then there's Nate's health. Which is all a bit up in the air. I'm not sure what's going on. He had an odd turn at school in December going blue and needing oxygen. I've had to put him on his bipap early a few times due to odd unresponsive floppy episodes, and he's been a lot more "seizurey"- if that's even a word. We seem to have a diagnosis of abdominal migraines which explains his cycling of pain and stomach issues, and then we have just learned Nate needs another op to find a testis that has wandered off ( again). I suppose I've not been sharing about him ( and us) because I'm back in the public domain again. Out from the rock I was hiding under. Teaching your children science again. I was toying with shutting the blog down altogether. Did I really want teenagers knowing about our lives and how complicated it can be? Sharing my photos? Maybe taking the piss? Could I cope? What is appropriate? I came to several conclusions...
1- no one can pronounce my surname let alone spell it so the chances of anyone accidentally coming across this blog are slim
2- disability awareness is a good thing
3- I'm less sweary than I was and removed several posts when I went public on Facebook. I will have a good look through my posts anyway and hide anything that could be deamed inappropriate.
4- I don't shy aware from talking about Nate. I don't think I've come across a class yet that aren't flipping nosy and want to know various things. Why are they obsessed with my age, number of kids and am I a "proper" teacher or one just learning to be one? Where have I worked? Do I know their mam? Is my tattoo real? How old are my kids? You get the idea.
5- Nate unbeknownst to him has so far taken part in lessons entitled " when breathing goes bad" and "inheritance of genetic disorders" complete with a selection of photos and positive spin, kind of. Oh I've just had a thought -aspirating ng and gtubes and testing pH using indicator strips will fit in with acids and alkalis...
6- I haven't met a teen ( yet) that hasn't felt rubbish when I've asked them not to use the words "retard" or "spacka" as I have a lovely boy at home who could have words like that used about him.
7- NO one reads this anyway
8- I'm proud of my kids. I'll happily bore anyone to tears talking about them. So there!
Does that make sense?
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