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June 1, 2004
Good Monday morning to everyone. It’s been a couple of hectic weeks around here. School has let out for the year and Joey will be going to his dad’s this weekend for 6 weeks. I’ll miss him, but it will be nice to sleep in on the weekends. Brannen’s daughter has come up for the summer now, but we can’t visit her. My soon-to-be MIL is not helping the situation. Shelby is staying with grandma and is not allowed to visit us, per his ex-wife. Long story, but now we have to get a lawyer and try to get visitation rights. It’s just one whole mess. And, lucky me, I get to work with my MIL. We work in the same building, but in different departments. I have always tried to defend her, but she has had a lot of problems lately and just won’t take care of herself. She’s been working with Brannen’s ex-wife and they both just don’t care about Brannen and Shelby seeing one another this summer. She even lied about Shelby coming up here two days before Shelby’s plane arrived. It’s just a huge mess right now and we’re trying to muddle through it.
Onto other news. I’m slowly letting Joey spread his wings and play outside with his friends. He doesn’t know that we are watching though. (We live in a gated community and he plays out in the common area behind our apartment.) He’s done really good so far, but he took off on Sunday. He went to go get a popsicle with his friend and he went past his boundaries. Brannen couldn’t find him for a couple of minutes. Then, after Joey heard Brannen calling for him, he took off and hid because he knew he went further than he was supposed to. Well, now he has to earn that privilege back. Other than that, he’s doing really good. He’s glad to be finished with school and can’t wait to start first grade. I’m waiting for his report card to come in the mail. I’ve never heard of that. We always got our report cards at school on the last day when I was in school.
I got AF again. I’ve been off Depo for less than two months and I’ve had two periods and lots of spotting. I’m just ready to be pregnant so I stop bleeding. Has anyone had this problem with Depo before? I thought that it was supposed to take several months to even begin having a period again. But, what do I know.
Last week we all get hit with respiratory infections. I ended up missing three days of work and now have an inhaler for asthma. I’ll tell ya one thing, it is nice to have the inhaler and to be able to breathe comfortably again. I had been having an asthma attack for 4 days, not realizing the problem. The doc gave me two breathing treatments and I still wasn’t completely clear. But, I feel so much better. The boys are doing just fine. Warning: stupid moment coming. Joey has had asthma for several years now and you’d think I’d realize I was having an asthma attack as well.
My older sister from California was supposed to be here today, but she’s decided to stay in Illinois for a couple of extra weeks to help out her in-laws. She may even end up staying out there. She already has an apartment here that she’s put a deposit on, but I don’t think she’s comfortable coming here. Renee is kind of the black sheep and chooses to alienate herself from the rest of the family. As an example, when her first son was born, she would come over to the house and visit my parents. But as soon as mom or dad would discipline Allen (for touching the stove, pulling the cat’s tail, etc), Renee would freak out and pack up her things and leave. Mom and dad never touched Allen, just a firm “No”. But, Renee is the only one allowed to discipline her kids. For that reason, she stayed away for over 3 years. When she remarried, she didn’t tell anyone. My mom found out by one of her co-workers handing her a cutout from the newspaper announcing her wedding. Anyway, long story short, none of us would be extremely disappointed if she decided to stay in Illinois.
Great news for me! Brannen’s divorce is finally final. We can now get married and continue our wedding plans! But, the way he got divorced is kind of crappy. His ex-wife went behind his back and said that he hasn’t contacted her in over 3 years and so the divorce was granted and that’s why Brannen’s mom is being crazy over this whole seeing Shelby thing. Brannen was trying for several months to get a hold of Shelby to talk to her and stuff, but they were avoiding the phone calls because if they answer the phone, then that would be contact and her case wouldn’t hold water. And the really sad part is that Brannen’s mom knew everything that was going on and didn’t even bother to tell him. Yes, his mom needs lots of help. She’ll even tell you that she needs therapy and meds, but she likes being crazy. Brannen just wants to see his daughter.
Well, going back and reading this kind of seems depressing. Sorry for all the dumping, but I do feel better. If anyone has any advice for handling the ex-wife (not for me, but for Brannen) or the MIL, I would appreciate it.
Love to all,
Rachel and Joey
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