tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:34:23 +0000the boynablopomobaby brotherpicturesHe said what?amazing daddyHe did what?why i need therapypregnancypoop and fartsmy parentschristmasproduct reviewsshow and telladoptionivf#1just stuffmood disorders suckholidayscontestbloggingfur babieskaratemental illnessa post full of nothingblogoversarybook clubfamilyvideoI blame it on my motherTMIparentingattachmentfrom left to writepsychiatristcrazy townmnt review blogphillymomsblogstuffuprinting.combirthdaysbreastfeedingedenfantasysinlawsthe amazing disappearing spermwordless wednesdayworkdeep thoughtsdonor embryogiveawayguest bloggershalloweenivf #2my writingsexsoccerIVF #3depressionfrankenvulvalovemy friendsnot so amazing daddyspecial needssummer camp"The Ladies"FASDSOUL sistersSilicon Valley Moms Groupcatscrazy neighborselectionfirst birthdayknee path day campmoney woesmovie mondaypiss me offsometimes I think I'm funnytherapytwo week waitADHDDVD reviewsElfPPDPhilly mom bloggersawardsconfessionscontestsfamily outingsmy Grandmapoliticsrecipeschoolserious stuffstressthe houseworst mom ever2nd Annual Early Trauma and Attachment Annual MeetingHe wrote what?I said what?Purex Insiderasperger/autismasshatteryblogher09boogersfriendshiphandsit happened to mekindergartenmarriagemedicationmememy embarassmentother parentsstupid commentstackle it tuesdaythe posts that make my husband cringeultrasound picswraparoundAmbienDIYEcoMaidsI'm a dorkPDD-NOSPSAThe BookWTFactivismaspergerbirth familybitchingcakescontemplationcrazycrochetdoctorsdouladr. dickfetal alcoholfirst haircutg-spotgotcha dayguilthanukkahhormonesin which I tell you way too mjuch about my lifelonelymy other gigoperation diaper freepianoproudrandom thoughtsrussiasecurity breachsnow stormstanding up for my what I believe intales from the breastthings I madetic disorderturn baby turnwhy I'm a terrible daughter and why I don't careBlogNoshButt BenchETAAMFacebookI don't get itMDAMommy MakesNew ruleObamaPSSAPTSDPlease Touch MuseumRocking Horse RanchTaking back my blogWise Mommy Friendadvice neededassviceattachmetawesomenessbaby gearbaseballbirth announcementbirth storyblog noshblog the recessionblog with integrityboob holebreakingbreast biopsybrotherly lovechange the worldchild psychologistchub clubchummyconsequencescontritioncool stuffdaily disastersdecisionsfinding the beatfourth gradegetting oldhairy ballshaving funhe did whathis jerking headhome repairsin which I tell you way too much about my lifeinfertilityinsomniainsuranceit speaks to mejealousyletters from my bloglife and deathlife is goodmaddiemammogrammaniamessing with their mindsmommy datemommy of the yearmomselectmothers daymy daymy readers ROCKmyblogsparknew beginningsnew homenot very exciting stuffoversharingpenispregnancreader opinionsreligionscience experimentssearching for something elsesecondary blog namesleepsleevestanding up for what I believe instigmastrange stuffstress reliefsuper nannythe dark sidethe farmthe ladiestherapeutic parentingtotal transformatin programtraumavaginavertical gastric sleevevisit from hellvisual procesing disorderwe said what?weight lossweight loss surgeryyou don't have to read this boring postzombies aliens and republicans"Who are you?" my son asked me when he was five. I didn't have an answer for him. Join me as I attempt to figure this out.http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kristine)Blogger701125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-6041524925937468721Fri, 14 Aug 2015 01:26:00 +00002015-08-13T21:27:21.995-04:00life is goodnew homeOh baby it has been a busy three months! Yup, we sold our house! We closed on the new house July 17 (two days late) after some bank shenanigans with our buyers mortgage company. Lesson learned: social media can be very powerful! Wells Fargo can pretty much #suckit, but call them out on Facebook and you might get your own personal customer service specialist assigned to your complaint, which in http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2015/08/and-then-we-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-6645755540113623295Wed, 27 May 2015 21:29:00 +00002015-05-27T17:30:00.660-04:00crazy neighborsnew beginningsLess of an update and more of Part 4 in a 3 part series. Or maybe just another excuse for a really long title. So no, I can't make my neighbors move. But it turns out I CAN! Or actually WE can! If you read the update I wrote on Part 3 you will know that my plan to make peace with wall sharing neighbor didn't actually go as planned. Instead I owe her a huge thank you because her judgmental http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2015/05/update-to-neighbors-you-cant-live-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-8470749699172042294Fri, 10 Apr 2015 02:59:00 +00002015-04-09T22:59:41.825-04:00asshatterycrazy neighborsYou had to know this post was coming right? I mean I can't write about neighbors without including The Other Family (hereafter known as TOF).&nbsp; If you haven't figured it out, TOF is the family from last fall. If you don't know what I'm talking about you can go back a few posts to what I wrote in October. There hasn't been much writing in between so it shouldn't be difficult to find. http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2015/04/neighbors-you-cant-live-with-them-and_9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-6549166272011698923Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:30:00 +00002015-04-08T09:30:00.088-04:00baby brothercrazy neighborsoversharingthe boyI love the neighbors on one side of us. They are a very nice family. Their kids are adorable. They are kind. And tolerant. And quite honestly, since I don't think living next to us is the easiest thing to do, they get extra props in my book just for putting up with us as long as they have! Unfortunately, they are in the process of selling their townhouse and will move away in the next month or http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2015/04/neighbors-you-cant-live-with-them-and_8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-1279418721046920032Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:12:00 +00002015-04-07T14:12:57.383-04:00baby brothercrazy neighborsfriendshipthe boy I hesitate to say this out loud, but I think it may finally be spring. The windows are open, the birds are singing, the cats are happy alternating between sleeping in front of the open windows and chattering at the birds. The basketball hoop is set up in the driveway and the boys just want to play outside! When the kids (mine and the rest of the neighborhoods) aren't in school I hear them http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2015/04/neighbors-you-cant-live-with-them-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-7960414211553648193Sun, 04 Jan 2015 17:45:00 +00002015-01-04T12:45:00.250-05:00baby brotherHe said what?messing with their mindsThis blog needs some lightening up after my last few posts, so I'm going to share a funny about Kiel. My meals are very small these days, so I asked Rich to get me some smaller pans, specifically a small cast iron skillet. He took me seriously when I said "small" and ordered a 3 1/2 inch skillet for me from Amazon. It arrived and we both had to laugh because it was so tiny. Like doll kitchen http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2015/01/when-skillets-grow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-7932612357545066861Sat, 03 Jan 2015 23:17:00 +00002015-01-03T18:17:02.587-05:00sleevevertical gastric sleeveweight lossweight loss surgeryIn my last post, almost two months ago, I mentioned I had abdominal surgery. To be more specific, I had bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery). To be even more specific I had the vertical gastric sleeve ("sleeve") procedure. Approximately 85% of my stomach was removed, but unlike with a gastric bypass, my intestines were not affected. I have no intention of turning this blog into a weight loss http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2015/01/this-thing-i-did-for-me-aka-post-weight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-1099440632215123429Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:26:00 +00002014-11-11T01:26:49.952-05:00baby brothercrazy neighborsstressI apologize for taking so long to let everyone know we are okay. Initially we were thrown back into crisis management. Fortunately we have an awesome team to go to for help, and the experiences with CPS, etc. were very positive and reassuring as you will see below. Life has settled back down for us. I had abdominal surgery last week, which meant I spent the week before preparing to be out of workhttp://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/11/rebuilding-wall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-2871633583471521985Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:58:00 +00002014-10-08T16:53:42.636-04:00baby brotherguiltPTSDthe boytrauma &nbsp;I wrote this a couple weeks ago but didn't have a chance to finish it at the time. For the first time in many years we aren't living in constant crisis mode. There are still moments with Noah, sometimes even daily, but we are handling them better and we are seeing progress despite them. Noah is doing better right now than we have ever seen him. It's amazing.&nbsp; Now that Kiel is in http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/10/and-walls-came-tumbling-down-around-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-4329745293299351880Sun, 24 Aug 2014 04:16:00 +00002014-08-24T00:16:39.690-04:00medicationschoolthe boyI promised you an update weeks ago and clearly my follow through sucks. The concise version is that Noah is doing so much better. The longer version starts with Noah being discharged from the hospital after 22 days. He wasn't really better, he was just different. His emotions were back. All of them, not just anger. He wanted to come home. The next step typically would be a week or two of http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/08/and-finally-i-bring-you-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-7338751486794467626Wed, 02 Jul 2014 02:54:00 +00002014-07-02T13:42:36.638-04:00friendshipmental illnessthe boyAnother post from the time Noah was in the hospital.&nbsp; &nbsp;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I get that people don't always know what to say to me. My honesty about what is going on with Noah is uncomfortable for some. Having a child at a psychiatric hospital isn't the same as if they were in a "real" hospital. At least that is what most people think.&nbsp; Noah might not be http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-during-you-dont-get-caseroles-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-2286733433839489658Wed, 02 Jul 2014 02:35:00 +00002014-07-01T23:15:26.729-04:00mental illnessstressthe boyAnother post I wrote but didn't go back and publish. I thought about not posting it at all, but someday another mother will be going through this and maybe they will find this post. If it can help her by reading about someone else having been there, well, then the words stay.&nbsp; I wrote this about two weeks into his stay. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For the most part Ihttp://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-during-day-in-life-of-psych-unit-mom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-5546792515641828432Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:57:00 +00002014-06-30T12:57:22.849-04:00mental illnessmood disorders suckstressthe boyI wrote this shortly after Noah came home from the hospital. I was letting it sit overnight before I posted it. Obviously I never came back to it.&nbsp; To those of you who have commented recently asking how we are doing, and to all my other readers, thank you! Thank you for caring about us! Thank you for pushing me to update!&nbsp; This post is about how things were. I will post again about http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-time-between.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-1412319565017058089Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:03:00 +00002014-03-15T01:31:17.388-04:00mental illnesspsychiatristthe boyI have looked forward to Noah's first night away from home for several years. It is a right of passage after all. I always thought it would be his first sleepover with a friend, or a night with grandma and papa. Maybe his first time at summer camp. I always thought his first night away would have happened by now. I have mourned the absence of invites from friends and grandparents. I never http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/03/his-empty-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-8880015878763933758Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:01:00 +00002014-02-24T20:02:04.925-05:00decisionsmental illnessthe boyWe find ourselves in the unenviable position of having to make a very difficult decision regarding Noah. The most difficult decision we have faced yet.&nbsp; It's not that we haven't made difficult decisions about his care in the past, and I know we will likely face even more difficult decisions in the future, but this one just sucks. It means we have taken that next step forward on the path of http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/02/decisions-when-head-knows-but-heart-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-7264931994389113957Fri, 07 Feb 2014 01:05:00 +00002014-02-06T20:05:08.599-05:00baby brotherbreakingsummer campthe boyThere are times when the weight of the responsibility of raising Noah to be a decent, independent adult that is able to function in society threatens to break me. I don't think I'm supposed to admit that though.&nbsp; As the parent of a child with special needs I should be worthy of hearing "I don't know how you do it," "I couldn't do what you do," and "he is so lucky to have you." When I http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2014/02/sometimes-i-bend-but-i-will-not-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-381310628722395691Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:12:00 +00002013-10-31T12:13:27.418-04:00He did what?He said what?schoolAn email from Noah's teacher last week. &nbsp;-------- Original message -------- From: awesome teacher Date: 10/25/2013 1:31 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Noah's mom Subject: umm...help! :) <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/10/too-funny-not-to-share.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-6121244380823111316Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-10-14T09:00:05.322-04:00depressionFASDmarriagemental illnessmood disorders suckstigmaOh boy do I have some stories I need to tell. Soon. Hopefully, I will have time soon. Tonight I want to talk about stigma. Last week was Mental Illness Awareness Week. I didn't know about it though until mid-way through the week. Probably because I've been so busy the last two weeks dealing with my sons mental illness. Is it considered irony, or just coincidence, that tonight I write about http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/10/stigma-is-asshole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-6446941458152087233Thu, 10 Oct 2013 02:12:00 +00002013-10-09T22:12:58.309-04:00maniamental illnessmood disorders suckpsychiatristthe boySince the incident at soccer Noah has become increasingly fast. Not fast like "wow, watch that kid run" fast, but "wow, this kid is manic" fast. Or in other words, Noah's been riding the wackadoodle express, and frankly, it doesn't look like he's headed for a station any time soon. Typically, Noah holds himself together at school fairly well. He's able to do that because of his awesome teacher http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/10/this-was-last-week-its-not-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-1433303036802012409Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:23:00 +00002013-09-30T11:23:00.145-04:00baby brotherHe said what?It's time to lighten things up a bit I think, and I have a handful of funny stories from the last couple weeks that all deserve a blog post. Maybe I'll actually write them. Snuggling in bed with Kiel the other night and he was telling me about one of the girls in his kindergarten class and how she likes his new hair cut. Apparently she is his girlfriend and he's going to marry her. I asked whenhttp://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/09/conversations-with-kiel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-3504634283011079450Mon, 30 Sep 2013 03:14:00 +00002013-09-29T23:14:39.963-04:00consequencesHe did what?other parentssoccerthe boySo after I wrote this post, we received a group email from the faux coach. Hi Parents, I would like to sincerely apologize to Noah's parents. I should've handled it privately with them. My emotions got the best of me and I feel awful the way I handled it. &nbsp; I am VERY sorry.&nbsp; I appreciate that he apologized, and I'm sure he does feel bad. I wish I could accept it with more grace http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/09/update-to-and-then-this-happenedepisode.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-6013348271462248087Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:32:00 +00002013-09-29T22:19:55.434-04:00He did what?other parentssoccerthe boySoccer today. Noah's been playing great this season. Watching him play is always the highlight of my week. Today was no exception while he was on the field. Off the field however...*sigh*&nbsp; Turns out when he wasn't playing he was dumping out the other kids water bottles. It wasn't just Noah, but my guess is he started it. We played a team from a neighboring township. They are undefeated http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/09/and-then-this-happenedepisode-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-3933505273117989673Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:07:00 +00002013-09-28T16:07:34.302-04:00He did what?other parentsthe boyI kind of, maybe, hope anyway, that we kind of might have had a bit of a breakthrough with Noah this week. Or maybe not. It's hard to say. The not so short version is that Noah and the boys next door (the ones we share a driveway and backyard with) got into it the other night. Noah's version includes the other boys threatening to kill him with a plastic baseball bat. (Now, to his credit I did http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/09/well-this-happenedepisode-one-gracious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-7458131788149973091Fri, 17 May 2013 02:49:00 +00002013-05-16T22:49:49.948-04:00Benign!!!!!! Such a relief. While I was working very hard at not being worried, underneath it all I was scared. Obviously. Thank you for everyone's prayers and good wishes! &nbsp;http://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-ladies-live-to-sag-another-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15309561.post-6421267946805771554Mon, 13 May 2013 03:19:00 +00002013-05-12T23:19:35.024-04:00boob holebreast biopsyfrankenvulvain which I tell you way too much about my lifemammogrampicturesthe ladiesTMI A cool little factoid about my husband is that he works at a cancer center and has been there forever 20+ years, so he knows just about everyone else that works there. It's really handy when you need your annual mammogram because not only do they offer it to spouses for free, but he just has to call over to one of the many women that work there that think he's the greatest to schedule it for mehttp://mommyneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-long-and-rambling-post-about-needles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kristine)3