Comments on: A Different Kind of Mother’s Guilt

By: Kara

Kara — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:40:37 +0000

This post truly touched my heart. Thank you, Christy, for pointing it out that it is okay to be real.

By: Sara Broers

Sara Broers — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:01:20 +0000

I admire you~ you carry a lot! A special Mom you are…..We all take too many things for granted. Thanks for the little reminder of how lucky I am.

By: Christy Cross

Christy Cross — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:15 +0000

Thanks Alicia & Theresa ((HUGS))

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:51:40 +0000

I can’t even imagine how hard it must be to have to be the one to administer shots to your child daily. Just remember you are doing what is best for him and when he gets older he will realize that. {hugs} Thanks for the beautiful post.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:06:06 +0000

You have such a sweet heart. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to constantly have to “Hurt to Help”.

By: Christy Cross

Christy Cross — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:56:51 +0000

Erin/Owen’s Mom: It’s tough. So glad they love us anyway

Hallee: Thanks honey! That is a great compliment!!!

Jeannie: Thanks for the welcome!

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:02:16 +0000

Big hugs!!! And tons of prayers for your family!

Welcome to the SITS community!

By: Hallee the Homemaker

Hallee the Homemaker — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:15 +0000

What a beautiful post. You are an amazing woman.

By: Owen's Mom

Owen's Mom — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:49:32 +0000

I completely understand… Oddly enough I think when we started doing blood draws every 3 days with my son I was still in shock of the PKU diagnosis. Now that I have a new baby girl it really hit me. She is 6 months old and some test nights as she screams because we are holding her down and pricking her heel over and over (some days she doesn’t bleed as well to fill in the test paper!) I cry. I just feel awful. I do it because I love her. I hope she understands some day.

It is difficult to “hurt” your child for their own good, and yes, it does cause a bit of guilt.

I can’t wait till they can prick their own fingers!! But, don’t get me started on the food restrictions. I also feel guilty eating around my son right now.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:58:42 +0000

I hadn’t really thought about this kind of guilt before. I feel it every night when I get Colby’s sleeping meds together and when we go for botox and stuff like that I just hadn’t realized that’s what it was I guess. I also feel survivors guilt. So many lost their kids when we were in the hospital how am I so lucky I get to still have mine with me. I’m working on getting over it.