Tag: Tired

  • Tragic Story Of 15 Year Old Sean-Sepsis Awareness

    This is the tragic story of 15 Yr old Sean Hughes 💔

    Sean died on Friday 12th of January 2018 from Sepsis

    Sean had been Suffering with a Cough & Flu like symptoms leading up to his death. His mother Karen said

    “He hadn’t been well but he’d had colds and chest infections before and shook them off”

    Sean attended his GP 2 Days prior to his death where he was diagnosised with a chest infection and he was prescribed antibiotics. On the Thursday night while lying on the couch watching tv Sean fell unconscious. He was brought to the hospital and transferred to ICU but sadly died on the Friday Morning

    ❗Know The Signs & Symptoms of Sepsis❗

    đŸ”»Feeling the worst you have ever felt or a gut feeling something is seriously wrong

    đŸ”»High Respiratory rate-Feeling short of breath

    đŸ”»High Temperature- Shivering/Chills -temperature over 38 degrees

    đŸ”»Low Temperature- Temperature below 36.0 degrees

    đŸ”»High heart rate- Heart feels like it is racing or pounding

    đŸ”»Nausea & Vomiting

    đŸ”»Diarrhoea

    đŸ”»Feeling Tired, Sleepy or difficult to wake

    đŸ”»Dizziness

    đŸ”»Mottled Skin -Skin can be Pale but also can be bluish in color, hands & Feet are cold to touch

    đŸ”»Confusion or disorientation

    đŸ”»Headache

    đŸ”»Pain or general discomfort/aches in body

    đŸ”»A Rash that doesn’t fade when you press a glass on it

    đŸ”»Low urine output not “weeing” much

    Please help his Parents Joe & Karen by  Sharing this post to raise awareness so nobody has to suffer again like this

     

  • Daddy’s Asleep So From Midnight It’s Just You And I

    “Daddy’s Asleep”

    I love your daddy, I really do,

    After all, without daddy, I wouldn’t have you.

    So from midnight till sunrise, it’s just you and I.

    And as each hour passes, I’m not gonna lie:

    Mommy’s love slowly fades, becomes angry and weak,

    Because no matter what, your dad is f***ing asleep!

    It all starts out lovely. We kiss each other goodnight.

    We look lovingly down at you dear, such a beautiful sight.

    An hour later, mommy wakes with a start.

    You’re twisting and turning, you’re starting to fart.

    You’re gesturing for food. Mommy is there

    with a bottle or breast

    Daddy is snoring away, the way he knows best.

    Mommy burps you, and holds you and rocks you with care.

    You spew foul smelling yogurt on mommy’s freshly washed hair.

    As mommy changes her shirt, and mops vomit off the floor.

    Your daddy farts, rolls over and continues to snore.

    Mommy’s maternal alarm goes off, it’s not even three!

    You’re stirring again, you’re hungry and staring at me!

    “I think she is hungry” your daddy offers, pulls duvet over his head,

    Mommy sends him a death stare and rolls out of bed.

    Mommy comes back, tired and drained and what is this I see?

    Your daddy has taken over my side, doesn’t give a f*** about me!

    Mommy kicks him and pushes him angrily away.

    “What’s up love?” He moans in a lovingly way.

    Your daddy has no clue he is under attack.

    He wraps his arms around me and kisses my back.

    And just as my love for daddy is back on the rise,

    You start to coo in your crib and open your eyes.

    And daddy gently nudges me to attend to your need.

    I give him the finger as I prepare for a feed.

    But as the sun starts rising, the slate is wiped clear.

    I’m back to full love for your daddy and for you my dear.

    I forget that daddy sleeps while you cry and you poo.

    It’s back to kissing and hugging and doting on you.

    Soon you’ll grow up and be daddy’s little girl.

    You’ll not remember me cleaning up shit and vomit hurl.

    Whilst you sit on his lap and he sings you a song,

    You’ll love him and think daddy could do nothing wrong.

    But my sweet love, here is a poem for you to keep,

    So you know that all those long nights, dad was f***ing asleep!

    Credit Caroline Andersen

  • When A Mother Says Shes’s Tired That’s All She Meant

    When a mother says she’s tired, that’s all she meant!

    She did not say she wants to drop her child and forget that he or she exists.

    When a mother says she wanted some time alone, just her, that’s all she meant!

    She didn’t say she’s sorry to be a mother and that motherhood was a mistake in her life.

    When a mother says she needs help to get things done, that’s exactly what she meant!

    She is not saying that she is incapable.

    When a mother makes noodles for dinner, it does not mean she does noodles every day of the week and that her son/daughter is a child who does not know vegetables and meats.

    When you arrive at a mother’s house and face disorganization, it doesn’t mean that every day that house is disorganized.

    When a mother says she’d love to go out with her friends, that’s all she meant! She doesn’t want to go back to being “Single / not a mother” and like it as if she had no responsibility.

    When a mother says she’s worried and afraid, that’s what she meant! She didn’t say she’s going to falter, and much less she’s a coward.

    When you listen to a mother screaming, it doesn’t mean she just screams, probably she has spoken 300 times with normal voice tone.

    When you see a nervous mother, on the edge of madness, doesn’t mean every day she’s in that situation.

    There is a whole context, a whole situation.

    Do not invent untruths to judge someone, let alone a woman who every day, at all times, gives up her own life to live the life of another being that she knows is much more important than her.

    In the world there is no human being able to give up and donate as much as a mother!

    And they deserve a lot of understanding and fewer trials. âœïžđŸ’–

    Credit Charity Beth

  • Dating Single Mums Is Hard But Give It A Go

    Dating a single mum is hard, she will often have to cancel dates last-minute, be it because her child is ill or her babysitter has let her down or sometimes he simpy may not have the energy to go out.

    Her texts may be short and sometimes she will not reply at all.

    She will never be able to put you first, her child is her priority, she doesn’t even put herself first.

    She will often be tired, or talk non stop about everything and anything because sometimes you are the only adult she has seen or days.

    She doesn’t always make an effort with her appearance or have random stains on her clothes.

    On a date she will regularly look at her phone to check on her child with the sitter, you will not get her undivided attention.

    So why on earth would anyone date a single mum, why do I bother with this woman who cannot put me first?

    Well a woman who will go without to provide for someone is a warrior, a woman who will play with her child all day and comfort her crying child has so much love to give.

    I want a woman who will multitask, a woman who doesn’t think she is special but really she is, a woman who I can help, a woman I can respect.

    Thank you single mummy’s for stepping up when the dads step down, you my dear are stronger and braver than you give yourself credit for.

     

  • 20 Things I Learnt As A Parent

    I’m sure all of us can relate to most or all of these

    20 THINGS I LEARNT AS A PARENT!

    1. People who say you should ‘enjoy every single moment of parenthood’ are at best, unrealistic and at worst, morons.

    2. It’s easy to get to midday and realise you’ve not stopped since 6am but have achieved a grand total of fuck all.

    3. I don’t care how strong you think you are, nobody is stronger than a baby that doesn’t want to get dressed.

    4. It’s impossible to tidy the house. You can move things around and put them in different rooms but the house will remain a shithole.

    5. And there’s more chance of visiting Narnia than seeing the bottom of your laundry basket.

    6. People without kids who say they’re exhausted can kiss my tired, fat arse.

    7. In fact some days your energy levels resemble those of a diabetic sloth that’s cutting out caffeine for Lent.

    8. I told my childless friend I’d had an ‘amazing lie in till 7.30am’ and he pissed himself laughing. I was deadly serious.

    9. I now time my morning routine by CBeebies theme tunes. If I’m not running the shower by the time Octonauts is starting, I’m fucked.

    10. Phase 2 of parenthood is when an episode of a kids show comes on and you think, “Ah fuckin hell, I’ve seen this one.”

    11. And whoever let Postman Pat fly a frigging plane this week should be shot in the face.

    12. I love my kids more than anything in the world.

    13. But I’d love them even more if they’d nap properly.

    14. Getting your baby to nap is like a game of Snakes and Ladders. One wrong move and you’re back to the beginning.

    15. When remarking “they’ve gone down well tonight” it’s best to check you’ve turned the baby monitor on first.

    16. Often you’ll panic that there’s something seriously wrong with your baby but then realise they’re just having a massive shite.

    17. Some nappy changes are like Brexit – tonnes of build up, nobody really knows what’s going on and a horrible mess to clean up afterwards.

    18. Paying ÂŁ40 a day for nursery when your kid is too ill to go because of a bug they caught at nursery smarts like a kick in the knackers.

    19. Parenthood is a crafty bastard – the second you master something it changes the game so you’re shit at it again.

    20. When your child laughs the world makes sense.

  • I Think It Is Hard To Love A Care Worker

    I think it is hard to love a care worker. We get up early, we come home late and are too tired to cook. We miss weekend events, holidays, birthdays. We don’t get too excited over a minor cough or cold, we have seen far worse.

    We don’t always want to talk when we come home, we have talked all day. We don’t always want to move when we come home, we have moved all day. It may seem that we have left all of our caring, our heart, and our love at work, and have come home to you empty, we probably have.

    I guess it is hard to love a care worker, but know this: we still need your love. We need your understanding. We need to know that you “get it”. We need to be the one taken care of every once in a while. We need someone else to take charge of the details because constantly doing everything ourselves is exhausting. Sometimes we need our feet rubbed. We need a shoulder to cry on when we can’t even tell you why we’re grieving. We need you to do the hardest work you may ever take on, which is…to love a care worker.

    I would like to thank those of you out there who love them and let us do this work, this calling, this life: care work ❀❀❀

  • I Was A Terrible Mum Today

    “I was a terrible mom today”

    Most days I come home, you’re running to the door so excited to see your momma, all you want is my attention. I respond “move, I’m ready to get out of my uniform and I just wanna sit down” usually it’s the same ole thing.

    Ran all day at work, got treated like crap by patients who don’t appreciate us, then got off late. I’m tired. I’m aggravated. My patience went out the window 12 hours ago. The last thing I want is for this tiny human to be crawling all over me as soon as I walk through the door. After that it’s “Did you do your homework? Did you get in trouble at school? Why isn’t your room clean? Turn the damn tv down!”

    Then it’s time for bed…

    And when the house is quiet and your sleeping that’s when it hits. “I was a terrible mom today”

    The guilt of not showing you the attention that you crave sets in. Another day passes that I let my work, financial stresses, school, etc get the best of me. Of course I don’t mean to take things out on you. I know you’re just being a kid. I’m sorry that I fail you on a daily basis. You deserve the world.

    So tonight, I let you lay next to me until you fell asleep. You always want to sleep next to me and I’m always telling you no because “you’re getting too big” but deep down inside I know the days of you saying “momma, can I sleep with you?” are numbered. Soon, you’ll stop greeting me at the door. Soon, you’ll stop asking for hugs. Soon, you’ll stop wanting me to sit in your room with you and watch tv. Soon, you’ll be gone all weekend with your friends and there won’t be a loud tv on…. It’ll just be silence.

    Even though you’re almost bigger than me, I carry you to bed tonight. Hoping I can be a better mom tomorrow.

    Credit Shelley Lemley

  • The Reality Of Being A Stay At Home Carer To A Disabled Child

    The reality of being a stay at home carer to a disabled child.

    Of course we carers are grateful to stay at home and still have our child to look after but a carer is literally all you become.

    The mental health professionals’ advice is to talk but;

    Nobody talks about the isolation.

    Nobody talks about the loss of identity.

    Nobody talks about the loneliness.

    Nobody talks about losing your sense of self.

    Nobody talks about how you had to give up your life and often your job to care.

    Nobody talks about how you cry in the shower out of sight of everyone else because your day was overwhelming.

    NOBODY TALKS!

    No one understands why you put your hand on your child’s tummy when they are asleep to make sure they are breathing.

    No one understands the pressures of making sure they have all their medication and are given it at the proper times and proper dosage despite frequent changes.

    No one understands the medical procedures you must learn and use daily to keep your child safe and healthy.

    No one understands the scrutiny you are put under by professionals involved with your child.

    No one understands why you only get 4/5 hours broken sleep every night even in the rare event your child sleeps all night.

    No one understands why you’re always tired.

    No one understands why you’re irritable.

    No one understands why you need a mental break.

    No one understands why you’re aggravated by your other children.

    No one understands why you cannot take an active part in your other children’s schools.

    No one understands why after you have been home all day your house is not spotless.

    No one understands why you need just 5 minutes on your own.

    No one understands why you’ve lost your sex drive or self-confidence to meet a partner.

    No one understands why you are completely and utterly exhausted after all, you just sit at home all day.

    No one understands the feeling you have when you are told you don’t have a “real job.”

    NO ONE UNDERSTANDS!

    Most of us carers have been in employment but gave it up to take on our caring role. When we gave up our job we also gave up our social interaction with other adults outside the family home.

    I cannot tell you how many people have said to me “You have too much time on your hands. I wish I could stay at home all day.” I can guarantee after walking in my shoes for a couple of weeks they would soon change their minds.

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