tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post5659859350671880316..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: ProcessingElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-24967893292699536932017-05-13T00:54:43.152+03:002017-05-13T00:54:43.152+03:00I wonder how people drive with children in the car...I wonder how people drive with children in the car! I think that motherhood in general eliminates us from doing a lot of tasks safely. Sleep deprivation, mood swings, losing our patience...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-32420737700933782492017-05-06T01:01:47.055+03:002017-05-06T01:01:47.055+03:00Intended to say - At least you aren't driving&...Intended to say - At least you aren't driving".Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-76194970628833072062017-05-06T01:01:08.812+03:002017-05-06T01:01:08.812+03:00You are so right about the inability to control th...You are so right about the inability to control the stress..... I have a post in the back of my mind about this sort of thing. Sometimes you think you have it together and you realize that you absolutely do not. At least you are driving! A friend once warned me, after my brother died, that I should take special care while driving, because despite THINKING I was "OK", the emotional stuff was taking a toll on my ability to function at full capacity. I did keep that in mind, so I wasn't as surprised as I would otherwise have been when I was driving and went through a red flashing light because I momentarily thought it meant the same thing as a green flashing light. I pulled over in shock and remembered the warning....<br /><br />On a larger scale, I think that children who have undergone stress (even the positive stress of adoption) put all their energies into coping with THAT and therefore aren't progressing in other ways. so they can seem immature and young, which causes other issues. <br /><br />Anyway....take care! (Also, I HATE that "waiting to cry" and then when the opportunity comes, not really being able to.....) Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-77580259732356523662017-04-26T04:19:30.946+03:002017-04-26T04:19:30.946+03:00Oh, I hope things settle down for you - it's s...Oh, I hope things settle down for you - it's so hard with lots of stressful events, and having a terror attack close by would be scary! Praying that things are peaceful at church AND with family life.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177545285954715021noreply@blogger.com