tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post4121219656185120701..comments2024-03-28T18:51:35.450-04:00Comments on Your Diabetes May Vary: Parental Discretion AdvisedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-63926398529558083032010-04-20T16:46:48.732-04:002010-04-20T16:46:48.732-04:00What an incredible post. Bennet, thank you for as...What an incredible post. Bennet, thank you for asking the questions, and K2, thank you for sharing so much of yourself. Wow, I'm just in awe (again) of your strength and resilience.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925464593583826662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-20873519194831789662010-04-10T16:36:15.141-04:002010-04-10T16:36:15.141-04:00Thanks to both Bennet and Kelly. This is a powerf...Thanks to both Bennet and Kelly. This is a powerful message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-68534036841096869192010-04-10T16:35:46.388-04:002010-04-10T16:35:46.388-04:00Thanks to both Bennet and Kelly. This is a powerf...Thanks to both Bennet and Kelly. This is a powerful message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-27932116688764411882010-04-08T02:07:23.206-04:002010-04-08T02:07:23.206-04:00Bennet, thanks so much for writing this. Kelly, I&...Bennet, thanks so much for writing this. Kelly, I've mentioned it before, but thank you for doing what you do. I've mentioned that I have been invited to speak at a children's D-Camp this coming summer - this helps incredibly in knowing how to say what needs to be said. You're right: they need our love and support more than anything, and hearing it from those of us who've grown up with the D can be inspiring. Our work continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-63274850700000067722010-04-07T20:30:37.824-04:002010-04-07T20:30:37.824-04:00Bennet and Kelly,
This DOC has kept me sane (ok, t...Bennet and Kelly,<br />This DOC has kept me sane (ok, that's debatable, shhh) throughout these past 18 months. There are things I say within it that I don't say to G. As it should be. I agree with you K and B, that our kids sense when we worry too much. And how do I differentiate the line between worrying cause she is my 7 yr old G... and my 7 yr old G with diabetes? The line seems so blurry sometimes, at least to me.<br /><br />I think my G needs me to be honest. She is a kid who looks for answers. She loves the truth in all its forms. From doses to shots to pump-talk, it's 'Lay it on the line Mama please' out of her mouth. I do tell her that I worry but we will do it together. That we handle it all. That it will be hard sometimes, but we will figure it out. Trying to be honest yet holding back the dam that is complications, dying too soon and having her life interrupted by the big D.<br /><br />Thanks for a great discussion. I appreciate you all so very very much.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137611120689810820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-46974920065714472712010-04-07T20:00:24.366-04:002010-04-07T20:00:24.366-04:00Penny
I think it is critical to separate what the...Penny<br /><br />I think it is critical to separate what they need to hear from what we need to say.<br /><br />At seven all they need to know is the first part of Kelly's comment, "Hey, your my life, and as a parent, I'm going to worry about you- diabetes or not."<br /><br />In fact the worry part may be too much. As K2 say the kids sense that. <br /><br />We may need to say "I am scared out of my mind." That what the DOC is for.<br /><br />They don't need our fears, they need our love they need our support they need us to be strong.Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411395744352827620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-64345742011428882472010-04-07T17:24:53.571-04:002010-04-07T17:24:53.571-04:00Thank you both for taking the time to write about ...Thank you both for taking the time to write about this.meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217152983030885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-22417109063397692942010-04-07T13:07:53.168-04:002010-04-07T13:07:53.168-04:00Honesty is always good- especially with diabetes. ...Honesty is always good- especially with diabetes. <br />Thanks for asking me to chat Bennet.<br /><br />Penny: Everything regarding life with D is a learning experience. <br /><br />kelly kk2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-20936544004397033472010-04-07T12:31:19.087-04:002010-04-07T12:31:19.087-04:00Oh thank you Bennet and thank YOU Kelly - for bein...Oh thank you Bennet and thank YOU Kelly - for being so honest and insightful. I am so sorry for your loss, Kelly. <br /><br />It's so scary, these kinds of talks with our Type 1 kids. And to be only 7 and have that talk. I am learning, each and every day, from others who have T1, how to best parent G. Thank you both for sharing, it helps.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137611120689810820noreply@blogger.com