Thank you!

This week I couldn’t really get my creative juices flowing. I don’t know if it was the moon, my energy or the energy of those around me but I felt blocked. So instead of a normal ADHD blog I wanted to take a moment to thank you, my followers for being just that.

It’s never easy to lay bare your feelings and how you cope with things but for me it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t share the nitty gritty.

Some would say I’m an over sharer and I don’t have a problem with that because I’ve always liked sharing my thoughts. I find no shame in admitting that things are not always great and that sometimes we all need a little help.

I want people to read my blog posts and feel like they have a new perspective of what is a well known name but not a well understood disorder.

My family and my friends have been nothing but supportive and along the way I have also managed to reach complete strangers who are likely on their own ADHD journey or know someone that is.

I don’t do it for money, because there is no money to be had and I don’t do it for likes, I just do it because it feels so much better out there in the universe than it does bottled up inside me.

When it first became apparent that Leni might have ADHD I remember talking about it at school one day with a few mums that I was really close to. It was not long after that conversation that they went fairly cold on me and boy did that hurt. To think that the mere mention of the word would make people turn their backs on us was a real eye opener.

The upside though is that I found solace in some of my closest and dearest friends. Women who would always hold me up no matter how I was feeling and offer the support I so desperately needed.

There was a girlfriend who just got me and our middle boys have always been good friends. She would always make me laugh when I needed it most and still does. Thanks M.

There are two dear friends that live close by that are always there for us and without their support I would have packed a bag and legged it back to Sydney already. So thank you P & T.

There is my dearest friend who was also my maid of honour when I married Lenis dad. When we first moved not long after Lenis diagnosis it was she that I would call in tears when I felt completely defeated and it was because of her that I was able to go to bed and get up and do it all again the next day.

Then there are my two sister in-laws that are married to Lenis dads brothers, who I am forever grateful for because they are so understanding and regardless of how Leni has behaved at times their love for him has never waived. Our children are all very close and I know that I can message or call them at any time of the day and they are there to hear me and support me.

One of those wonderful ladies is also what I like to call my soul sister. There is nothing she does not know about my journey and she remains one of my biggest cheerleaders. Without her in my life I don’t know how I would have found the strength to keep going sometimes. You are amazing and I am so glad you are in our lives.

And lastly my mum. She is one of the first to read my weekly blogs and always leaves supportive messages of encouragement. Thank you and I love you.

This journey is one that will continue for some time to come and I will continue to share our story because that’s what I do best. I hope you stay with me for the journey because there is still plenty to navigate and without all of you, yes you reading this I wouldn’t feel heard or validated.

I am so very grateful, incredibly thankful and unbelievably blessed!