Caregivers Support Group

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not enough of us to go 'round?

mechellebelle
mechellebelle
do we all have this problem???

I feel like if I gave away parts of myself to whoever wanted them there no only would be nothing left, but I'd be in the Negative. they'd dig a hole where I used to be LOL

like today:

I was to take care of getting FIL's house cleaned
my d.sil is extra needy b/c her birthday is near
I have friends who need me. sometimes quite a lot.
my son is clingy b/c dh isn't home
the cat & dog must be near me Always
my husband's brother is coming for a weekend visit that I just found out about and he thinks it should be Party Time and
I've been sick all week
I promised the school book fair lady I'd help her today Do or Die (looks like it's the latter)
my clients have high expectations right now
and... the icing on the cake...
my nice neighbor just locked his keys in his car, running, across town, and I just slimly got out of taking care of that. (I'd LOVE to help him out but there's just Not Enough Of ME for it all)

how fun is this??? anyone else having this much fun??? LOL
deleted_user
deleted_user
I AM.... JUST A REAL FUN CIRCUS.. LOVE D
deleted_user
deleted_user
No, you're not alone. Just about the time I think I'm beginning to make headway and get a few things done, twenty more gotta-be-dones come flying out of the woodwork and land at my feet. And sleep? What's that? I can't remember when I got even six hours of uninterrupted sleep. I usually have to grab a couple hours here, maybe three there and hope that it will be enough. Never a dull minute. Boredom, HAH!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Amen to all replies, there is never enough time, days, or years to ever get it all done.
But we can do only what is there for the moment. Take all 1 second at a time. When I look at it that way instead of the big picture things just flow (sometimes)
Love & Hugs
Lonaka
mechellebelle
mechellebelle
I must be bummed out today b/c knowing how overwhelmed everyone is, isn't making me feel more normal, it's making me feel ... depressed.

is this how life is supposed to be?
I just have to think NOT.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It must be something about our helpful personalities? My mom teases me that I attracked needy people like flies on a turd! I am not even an outgoing person. I don't get into many social situations so I don't know how it happens. Jsut about the time I can sit down and think of what I might want to do with my life something else comes up. I feel like I am never going to be able to do anything I want. It's very depressing to me.
Sharon91
Sharon91
i often think how nice it would be to have just one day to do anything i wanted for myself.
sharon91
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