New to tribe

topic posted Fri, March 2, 2007 - 7:20 AM by  Tammy
Just wanted to say hi to everyone and tell you a bit about myself. I'm a single mom of 2 boys, oldest almost 13 and has some learning disabilities and the youngest just turned 11 and has something called Fragile X Syndrome. He is developmentally on the level of a 4 year old. While their dad gets them most every weekend and pays child support on time it is really their step mom who takes care of them when they are with him. I had a great support system in place while they were younger but find myself in the unique position of having to figure out where to go from here. My parents helped me out A LOT but my dad recently passed away and my mom has had to quit working in order to take care of her brother and my grandmother. I returned to college in Jan of 2006 and it's been wonderful. I LOVE SCHOOL...lol. I can't believe I said that...lol. Right now, I'm looking for a job after being home with them all of their lives except the 2 years right after I left their daddy.

On a lighter note... My boys are definitely Momma's Boys. They would rather be with me than with anyone else except maybe my parents..:). According to my youngest son... Nanny's only love little boys....lol. Not mommy's...lol.

Sincerely,
Tammy
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Tammy
Greenville
  • welcome, tammy! i am new too!, i am a single mom of 3 boys in kansas city, and we homeschool.
    • Wow!! you homeschool? I don't have the patience for it...lol. But I have a friend that has homeschooled all of her kids 2 have special needs too. There are 8 or 9 kids total. Her oldest is in college now and the youngest is about 8 now. The youngest two are special needs. One they don't really have a diagnosis for him but the youngest has Downs Syndrome. SO anyway after meeting her I got scared of homeschooling. I wanted to but she is super organized and I'm super not...LOL. I admire you for that though.

      Tammy
      • well, thanks! but it is easier for me than sending them to school, we just keep our own schedules, go at our own pace, i love it. so, where do you live, tammy?

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