A lot has happened over the past few months of my life, and most things were for the good. I have finally secured services for Johnny again, after having lost everything near the beginning of the school year due to lack of providers in our area. They still don't have anyone to provide TSS or BSC services around here, but I was able to get Johnny signed up for a program that provides in-home services that focus on the family as a whole (or in our case, split) in order to provide the child with consistency and stability. We just started up with this program, so it will be interesting to see how the next few months unfold. I'm excited for the possibilities it affords Johnny, and I am glad to finally feel like I've got a little bit of support again. This school year has been tough without an extra hand or two!
I know I've covered this aspect of things in terms of how it affects the kiddo in a previous post, but changes have occurred in the realm of my dating life. Things ended between me and the first guy I introduced Johnny to after my divorce and have begun to get serious with another person, a man who Johnny was just met for the first time yesterday. It all sounds kind of crazy and fast, but it has been a while since I blogged, so it isn't as quick as it may seem. While Johnny had a little bit of a hard time when my last relationship ended, (and I wouldn't have introduced him had I had any inkling that it wasn't going to be a more lasting situation) he adjusted fairly quickly and then was thrilled to meet my boyfriend, who ironically bares the same name as him. As my mother has told me countless times, kids adapt. While Johnny may have a harder time adapting than most children, he is still a kid and he does bounce back. He is now looking forward to a new buddy to play with! An interesting and new dynamic enters into the situation because my boyfriend has two children, both around Johnny's age. While it might be a little bit before they actually meet one another, since Jon's kiddos reside primarily in Virginia, I am interested to see how Johnny handles the addition of other kids into my life, specifically. I have no doubt that he will do fine making new friends, and may even thrive all the more because of it, but I do think that it will be hard for him to realize that while the kids are new to his life, they are also entering my life as well. Time will tell, I guess.
In the meantime, I have a fairly happy and energetic kiddo who keeps me laughing and never ceases to find ways to amaze me and make me proud!
I know I've covered this aspect of things in terms of how it affects the kiddo in a previous post, but changes have occurred in the realm of my dating life. Things ended between me and the first guy I introduced Johnny to after my divorce and have begun to get serious with another person, a man who Johnny was just met for the first time yesterday. It all sounds kind of crazy and fast, but it has been a while since I blogged, so it isn't as quick as it may seem. While Johnny had a little bit of a hard time when my last relationship ended, (and I wouldn't have introduced him had I had any inkling that it wasn't going to be a more lasting situation) he adjusted fairly quickly and then was thrilled to meet my boyfriend, who ironically bares the same name as him. As my mother has told me countless times, kids adapt. While Johnny may have a harder time adapting than most children, he is still a kid and he does bounce back. He is now looking forward to a new buddy to play with! An interesting and new dynamic enters into the situation because my boyfriend has two children, both around Johnny's age. While it might be a little bit before they actually meet one another, since Jon's kiddos reside primarily in Virginia, I am interested to see how Johnny handles the addition of other kids into my life, specifically. I have no doubt that he will do fine making new friends, and may even thrive all the more because of it, but I do think that it will be hard for him to realize that while the kids are new to his life, they are also entering my life as well. Time will tell, I guess.
In the meantime, I have a fairly happy and energetic kiddo who keeps me laughing and never ceases to find ways to amaze me and make me proud!
