My mom has always joked, or so I thought it was joking, about the fact that she threw up every day of her pregnancy just to have me so I better be grateful to be here. I always was like, ‘man, that would be nasty…’ She has pointed out all the spots all over Waverly, Cedar Falls and Waterloo that she had to stop and throw up at, I guess an attempt to make me feel guilt. I just say, “yup, I know mom.” It’s not that I don’t feel bad, because let’s face it, not being able to eat anything and being sick constantly for 9 months and THEN being on bed rest for nearly half of a pregnancy does not sound pleasant to me at all, but yet it does sort of come with the territory.
My mom has gone through a lot and she seems to always handle it pretty well and always puts us first. My brother has been more than a handful and she has always done what she needs to do to take care of him with no help from my “dad”. My dad tried getting shared custody of us and she knew it would be a bad idea, she had nothing but she fought him anyway and won each time in court. Now look, he has refused to be a part of our lives for 4 years! Well, we saw him a few times (literally a few) just this year, but then he stopped seeing us again. My mom knew it was not in our best interest to do shared custody and she was right. In fact, he hasn't even asked me how I am doing since I got sick. He doesn't care.
Through my life my mom has given up a lot, when she left my dad when I was 3 her, my brother, and I slept on an air mattress for 3 months because we left with the clothes on our backs. She has always rescheduled her hair appointments to stay home with Darin or I when we were sick. Last year I needed braces and my dad was supposed to pay 75% when she called him to discuss it he told her I wouldn't die without them so they weren't medically necessary, which they were because I had a tooth that wouldn't come down for 5 years because my whole mouth was a mess. Since she needed to make a large down payment and monthly braces payments she decided to get rid of her car that she loved, her Jeep Liberty. She was able to make the down payment and then buy and $1100 piece of garbage that Darin and I like to call the Ghetto-mobile, but that makes her mad. It doesn't run right she says it misses (whatever that means), it clunks when you turn the wheel, sounds like the wheel is falling off, it leaks water when it rains so it pools up inside the car, and we can’t drive it in the rain because the wipers are broke and all bent up crazy! “But it doesn't leak oil” she says! I am thankful we have a vehicle and I am actually very thankful that my mom has sacrificed that for me. Who knew the car was going to be the tip of the iceberg!
Since I have become sick, my mom does nothing but take care of me. She does everything for both Darin and I, but now she is with me always. She can’t work, she can’t leave me alone, she doesn't do anything for herself and it makes me feel sad. I know she’s my mom and I of course she would take care of me, I just feel bad that she can’t do anything for herself. You never realize how much your parents….well in my case parent, will sacrifice for you until you are faced with something like this. Me having Lyme Disease has made us all have to alter our lives a lot, and my mom has had to really go without a lot of things because it. I am very thankful for her and I love her.
-Livi XOXOXOXO
My mom has gone through a lot and she seems to always handle it pretty well and always puts us first. My brother has been more than a handful and she has always done what she needs to do to take care of him with no help from my “dad”. My dad tried getting shared custody of us and she knew it would be a bad idea, she had nothing but she fought him anyway and won each time in court. Now look, he has refused to be a part of our lives for 4 years! Well, we saw him a few times (literally a few) just this year, but then he stopped seeing us again. My mom knew it was not in our best interest to do shared custody and she was right. In fact, he hasn't even asked me how I am doing since I got sick. He doesn't care.
Through my life my mom has given up a lot, when she left my dad when I was 3 her, my brother, and I slept on an air mattress for 3 months because we left with the clothes on our backs. She has always rescheduled her hair appointments to stay home with Darin or I when we were sick. Last year I needed braces and my dad was supposed to pay 75% when she called him to discuss it he told her I wouldn't die without them so they weren't medically necessary, which they were because I had a tooth that wouldn't come down for 5 years because my whole mouth was a mess. Since she needed to make a large down payment and monthly braces payments she decided to get rid of her car that she loved, her Jeep Liberty. She was able to make the down payment and then buy and $1100 piece of garbage that Darin and I like to call the Ghetto-mobile, but that makes her mad. It doesn't run right she says it misses (whatever that means), it clunks when you turn the wheel, sounds like the wheel is falling off, it leaks water when it rains so it pools up inside the car, and we can’t drive it in the rain because the wipers are broke and all bent up crazy! “But it doesn't leak oil” she says! I am thankful we have a vehicle and I am actually very thankful that my mom has sacrificed that for me. Who knew the car was going to be the tip of the iceberg!
Since I have become sick, my mom does nothing but take care of me. She does everything for both Darin and I, but now she is with me always. She can’t work, she can’t leave me alone, she doesn't do anything for herself and it makes me feel sad. I know she’s my mom and I of course she would take care of me, I just feel bad that she can’t do anything for herself. You never realize how much your parents….well in my case parent, will sacrifice for you until you are faced with something like this. Me having Lyme Disease has made us all have to alter our lives a lot, and my mom has had to really go without a lot of things because it. I am very thankful for her and I love her.
-Livi XOXOXOXO