caliente_uk | AtS S5, Snow...and Parenting (Reply)

I can't beleieve it's been well over a week since I updated!

My AtS S5 DVDs came yesterday. I've listened to the commentary on Conviction and watched Just Rewards so far. I actually thought Spike looked and sounded much better than I remembered. It made perfect sense to me that the first thing he'd do is try to hit Angel. After all, the last time he'd seen Angel (in his own memory) was a couple of days before, kissing his girl! I loved the Angel/Spike dynamic (slash aside, hee!) on AtS S5.

It's snowing here today. I hate snow. To be honest, I don't actually hate it, but it makes things so much more difficult for K. Have you ever tried getting a wheelchair through snow? Not easy, let me tell you! I'm worried because the weather is getting worse, and K will be on her way home in the school bus at the moment. The joys of parenthood! Talking of parenthood...

I hate it when people think they can judge other people on their parenting skills. Yes, there are bad parents, but sometimes there are reasons why routines can't be kept, or children are misbehaving. As a parent of a child with special needs, it annoys me no end when people sit in judgement of me. And I know they have. But I'd like to see them do better. If they'd had to cope with some of the things I've had to, they might be a bit more understanding. There are issues that I've never talked about here...and I'm not likely to. They're too personal and too damn painful. It's bloody hard work! I do my best and that's all I can do. I'm not perfect. I've probably made some bad decisions. But when you've got a child with complex needs, all of the rules go out the window. You have to adapt your lifestyle to accommodate the needs of your child. You have to do things that you might not have done otherwise. But you can't beat yourself up about it.

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