If you just adopted a sibling group then you are very busy parent trying to establish a routine. You are trying to get used to have two, three, or four times the number of people in your family. Of course, that means more cooking, more grocery shopping, more laundry, more cleaning, and more transporting. It can be down right hectic at times and you could use some support. The last thing you need right now is another thing on your parent “to do” list. If your life is anything like mine, you don’t have time to watch television, read magazines, or even file your fingernails.

What you need is some time saving tips from other busy parents who have already learned the shortcuts. Right, but who has time to talk on the phone? You don’t need actually to talk to anyone, if you don’t want to. You are here reading the articles that catch your eye, that you think may apply to you. Sometimes you may post comments but usually you do not.

Anyway, another parent recently recommended the Busymommy website to me. I went over there and checked it out. They have some tips for cooking, saving money, time, and a forum where you can chat with other busy moms.

Sometimes when you are so busy with your family, you lose contact with old friends. You may find that you no longer have anything in common and just drift apart. Where are you going to make new friends with a house full of children, a hamper full of laundry, and noodles boiling over on the stove? It isn’t easy, but it is easier now that we have the internet.

We can connect with people all over the world who have similar interests and problems. Connecting with others who have special needs children is one of the things I have enjoyed so much about blogging here at adoptionblogs.com. It really helps bring some of the issues into perspective especially for those of us with children affected by fetal alcohol exposure. When you think your child is purposely defying your house rules, you find out that every other child with FAS in the world is doing the same things. It isn’t a conspiracy; these children have never met each other.



Photo Credit: 2007 Julia Fuller.