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To be eligible for the grand prize and be entered to win the $50 Walmart gift card and Aquafresh products please leave a comment letting us know how you have overcome unique challenges or simply gone above and beyond the call of duty as mom. Then fill out the form below. Also, be sure to check out all of our other giveaways here.
jenny says
Trying to balance everything is really hardwork for any mom! I am pregnant with triplets, and on bedrest at the moment, while still trying to take care of my ever so blooming 3-year old. We also have custody of a family member, a teenage girl, which is a real wake up call! Trying to balance everyone’s activities, while being practically immobile, keeping the house clean, cooking, etc. is tough work!
After all this, my husband has had his work hours dramatically cut to 3 hours a day! So, add staying in budget as well!
nicole says
My hubby and I were very surprised to find out I was pregnant while we were both in the middle of our degrees. However, we were able to persevere, work multiple part time jobs, both complete our degrees(one of us with honors), and our little one is now 5 and is one of the brightest kids in his class.
Diane Baum says
I think every mom has her special challenges…Some of mine were dealing wth two boys who had some learning disabilities and were growing up Hispanic in a”white” family and society.
Nadine L says
According to my daughter, my “beyond” was sticking with her through a very bad time in our lives. She was in a bad car accident, almost lost her life. She was prescribed Oxicontin for the pain from her many injuries. Unknown to me she became addicted to the pain killer. (call me naive or just blind to what was going on) She started using all her paycheck to buy more off the street. When she couldn’t afford that anymore, she went to Heroin, it was the same high (an opiate) and much, much cheaper. We battled through years of addiction with her. Program after program, hospital after hospital. It got to the point where she stole my car and my husbands safe with his employees payroll. That’s when I realized it was going to take tough love. I pressed charges, put her in jail and got her court ordered rehab when she got out. To this day she tells me it was that tough love and doing the hardest thing I have ever done (putting her in jail) to get her life straightened out again. I now volunteer at a rehab to help other drug addicted teens. She always tells me I went above and beyond and changed her life.
DARLA KIDDER says
As the mom of a special needs child with Cerebral Palsy , A.D.H.D and a mild form of Autism I have had to keep his life ,activities and surroundings structured as he didn’t handle change well . Like when he changed schools as he got older to go into higher grades I would hang out with him in his classes until he got used to the other students.Now that he’s graduated high school I just keep him busy with video games and computer.
Jill L says
The biggest event as a mom that I’ve ever faced is when my daughter was born 13 weeks too early. I had a 2 year old son at home who needed his mom and a critically ill daughter who was in a hospital an hour away. I was torn daily on where I should be. I also had to learn how to give my son some sort of normalcy. Of course, soon I learned that what I was going through was nothing compared to what I had to deal with when our daughter died at 6 weeks old. It would have been so easy to just go to bed and stay there. Definitely was not an option for me. Our families were both far away and my husband had to work. I had to learn to put on a happy face for my son and keep living. There were plenty of times that he saw me cry but I really tried to save all my tears for after he went to bed. I struggled so much but was determined to keep living while also keeping my daughter’s memory alive. I did all the hard work necessary to get through that time. I have also been able to use my experience to help other moms. I will never understand why our daughter was taken from us, but I have learned to cherish the short time we had with her and to love every single moment I have with our children.
Theresa Jenkins says
took early retirement to take care of my 4 grandkids!!!
Marilyn Wons says
I have overcome unique challenges in raising my stepsons by putting my faith in my decisions as a parent.
Stephen Saunders says
I’m a guy so obviously I’m not a Mom, and I don’t even have any kids of my own… But I want to tell you about my own Mother. Her name is Peggy and she raised three kids, two girls and me – the boy, and I’m the youngest. Mama had her hands full dealing with an alcoholic husband, financial problems and many other things that would make a saint curse… but she dug her heels in and done the best we could.
When Elizabeth (the middle child whom we call Libby) was 17, she was in a very bad automobile accident which left her with a severe closed head injury. Mama took care of her in every way possible. Libby turns 40 years old next month, and still Mama looks after her.
And seven years ago, after months of living out his final days in my Mother’s home, Daddy passed away comfortably. Mama cared for him all the way up until his death. A nursing home wasn’t considered an option. Despite years of heartache and pain, and a virtual loveless marriage, Mama cared for her husband till the bitter end.
I haven’t always seen eye to eye with her on everything but I’ll never deny that my Mama is one heck of a woman. So if I can enter this giveaway on her behalf, that’d be great. But if not, then good luck to all these other fine Mom’s here.
Carol says
I am a mom that went beyond to have my family. My Mom Challenge was overcoming the fear of losing another child, and going on to get pregnant again. Our second daughter was stillborn, full-term, and while I knew that having another child would be somewhat helpful and healing, it was terrifying to think of going through another entire pregnancy, only to have it end it tragedy.
With the help of a support group, my husband, friends, and family, I went on to have three more children. Part of me wanted to never get pregnant again, and another part wanted more children. The challenge was overcoming the fear, so that I could do what I am best at, which is being a mother.
I salute all moms who have overcome infertility, tragedy, or any issues that made it more difficult to become moms. Their courage is Above and Beyond.
Anne says
My biggest challenge that required me to go above and beyond was my middle daughter being dyslexic. I realized she would be overlooked in the schools, since they wait until a child is two years behind before intervening, which is 2 wasted years. So I brought her home and spent 3 years doing every reading intervention I could find. After a lot of hard work on her part and lots of frustration on my part she finally became a fluent reader at 11. She still has some issues and can’t spell at all, but she is an honor roll student in 8th grade now. Just this weekend I had to scold her for reading a book when she was supposed to be doing chores. I made her put the book down and do her chores, but secretly I was glad to see her so involved in a book.
Nanette Olson says
I am always available to help my children with their children.
sara loud says
One of the ways I try to go “beyond” is to keep an eye out for all of the “units” that matter in our family…each of us as individuals, the 3 of us together, and of course, the “couplets” of me and dh, dh and dd, and me and dd. Trying to balance all of those sometimes divergent needs is what keeps me going!
Judith says
In 2006, I retired from a 30 yr career. I was looking to a life of leisure. My daughters were grown, married and a families of their own. In early Oct my youngest called, in hysteria, her 2 yr old was in the emergency room having a grand mal seizure. These seizures continued to occur daily and I left my leisure life and move 3000 miles to help. My daughter not only had this child but 4 others under 8. This little boy needed to have hands on, all day and night. And the stress on the family was tremendous. My daughter, now, had one more adult to relive her. We followed a regimen of meds, nutritional therapy, and chiropractic medicine and 4 yrs later he is seizure free and I moved out to live my life of leisure.
2 months later, this same daughter announced she was having #6. This yet to be born baby girl has a heart arrhythmia and suspicious amniotic fluid. We are all holding our breath until she is born. (Any day now) If this little girl needs more care then my daughter can handle, (along with 5 other kids), I will again leave my life of leisure.
Why? Because that’s what Mom’s do.
Susan S. says
I am a Mom of the easiest to get along with child in the world. However, one of my challenges I have had to overcome is being selfish. Before I had him, I did whatever I wanted whenever I wanted to do it. As a Mom, we have to put other people first sometime. I am at the point where I love doing things for my son, and love teaching him to help other people.
Julie says
One challenge in motherhood had been me being a stay at home mom. We knew that’s what we wanted for our family and yet we have to scrimp and save to accomplish the same things our friends without children or other duel income families can achieve quickly and easily. We cut coupon and save in every possible way to be able to afford a quality lifestyle and save for a house and retirement.
Sarah G says
So far the biggest challenge I’ve faced as a mom was when my daughter was born. Since we don’t have family in the area, we didn’t know who would care for her, if both my husband & I worked. But, after thousands of dollars of hospital bills (I had a very difficult pregnancy) on top of college loans, we were not sure that we could afford to live on one income. However, we made the decision that I would be a stay at home mom, no matter how financially difficult it would be. So, over the last two years, I’ve had to figure out unique ways to supplement our income (i.e. mystery shopping, etc) that I could do, even when my husband was traveling. The Lord has definitely provided along the way, and our daughter has never starved or been watched by anyone besides my husband & I. 😉
And, I’ve been blessed to be there for every milestone in my daughter’s life. My most memorable moment was having her spontaneously give me a kiss and say “I love you” for the first time! It made the sleepless nights worth it. 🙂
Adrienne Gordon says
I endured losing a baby during pregnancy and still having another after we were told I would not be able to.
Sarah Hirsch says
I go above and beyond the call of duty – I never signed up to be a chauffeur. 😉
Joannie says
I went above and beyond to raise an ADHD child to become a responsible, caring, and highly productive adult.
Cheryl says
I go beyond by volunteering at my daughter’s school and helping on field trips too. Thanks!
sphinxcw at aol dot com
Michelle Stice says
I am a stay at home mom. Until I had my 2 year old I worked full time and then some. I was on call 24/7 and I knew being a new mom that my life was going to have to change. I decided that I wanted to be home with my child and my husband agreed and now carries the full burden of supporting our family. This makes some challenges for us financially. I do everything I can to work around a budget for our family and it is sometimes crazy what I will do to save a buck. It is worth going beyond if it’s something you want and love.
Autumn B. says
finishing my masters while raising a 4 year old and being 38 weeks pregnant!
autumn398 @ yahoo.com
don says
sign me up
Katie says
I once pulled poop out of my son’s butt with my bare hand. That’s totally going above and beyond right?
Cynthia Conley says
When my children were little, I searched out organic good sources and made their baby food. This was a long time before organic became mainstream.
simone says
While its memorable to me, its not a story that any other mom hasn’t come across. My son likes to grab his butt during diaper changes and one time when he was about 1.5 yrs old, he grabbed during a poop change and rubbed his fingers all in it. Then he put them straight into his mouth. Face like a lemon, but then wiped the poop all over his face and then on me. We went straight to the tub. Working full time as a stay at home mom during the day and working at my job during the nights is tough, but its worth it. Digging poop out of my son’s mouth is my favorite (and least favorite) “going beyond” story. Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com
Tracy Roe says
Homemaker now, after loosing a wonderful job that was lost in this economy. My full time job now is making ends meet, by cutting back on everything. Coupons, medicine at Walmart ($4/$10), selling our stuff, recycling, to keep our youngest with his guitar lessons, baseball games, football games, growing a bigger garden every year, canning and freezing food, stacking wood and looking for great deals for the winter, plus much more. We don’t qualify for any assistance or help. It is so hard, we haven’t had a vacation is years, or a break. I’m scared all of the time that we are loosing this battle, but staying strong for the kids.
Mellissa C says
When my husband was laid off and I had a three year old and a newborn and I had also taken my little sister in, who had just had baby and was still in high school at the time. I helped my sister to finish school and my husband had got a better paying job so everything worked out in the end ,even though it was trying at times.
julieh says
I believe all moms go above and beyond. But it hasn’t been easy for me as a single mom that works full time. But no matter how tired I am after a long day of work I am always there for the kids to do homework and go to sports games. honeypie411 at yahoo dot com
Annette D says
I am a Mom of two sons ages 17 and 21. I grew up in a household of all girls, so boys were something new to me! I decided early on that I was going to do what the boys did, so that I could be really involved in their lives. I have volunteered at each of their schools, as room mom, PTA board member, I planned a 5th grade award breakfast, I was a Cub Scout leader and a Boy Scout leader. I have been on Boy Scout campouts, I have even been to Boys Scout Summer camp for a week at a time, 3 times! I have recently volunteered to head up Project Graduation for my son’s class, who will graduate next year. We are already planning and fundraising for the party. We will host a drug-free, alcohol-free celebration for 400 seniors next May. It is my most ambitious volunteering commitment yet! I will spend hours and hours making this party a success!
Jenna Wood says
Many people take for granted the ability to be a mother, thus neglecting their children as the blessings they are; while so many hard working- magical moms go unrecognized. Being a mother is the hardest job any woman will ever have, and the highest paying. There is not one day that shouldn’t be cherished and celebrated for the milestone it is! I have tried for years now for a child of my own, and in my journey have realized the role of a mother is not just for those with children of their own body, but those who love and nurture children of all blood. While I may not qualify to be nominated, I am ‘nana’ to 2 wonderful children who light up my day every chance they get!
six_one_nine_girlie86 (at) yahoo (dot) com
BETH says
Even when I’m frustrated and tired, I have persevered and done all I can to make my kids lives happy and healthy. I know they won’t stay little children forever- so I want to not take this time for granted. Someday I’ll wish I could come back to these days! That makes everything I do now worthwhile.
Denise S says
I’ve had 5 kids over a 17 year time span and in that time I’ve managed to finish a college degree despite being a single mother for part of that time. Now I have a grandchild on the way that I’ll probably have to help with a lot. My mothering duties just never do end but I stick it out no matter how frustrated I get.
Suzanne K says
Single mother, self employed, balancing all the challenges that come with both while trying to provide a good home and education for my daughter, and give her access (and driving her everywhere) to all kinds of activities (to keep her busy/out of trouble), all while also taking care of the house and garden. My daughter is now 16, well rounded, athletic, straight A student, caring, beautiful young lady and the business continues to survive, so I think I’m doing a fair job of going above and beyond!
Gena says
When my husband and I first got married a while back we were very poor and didn’t have much. Since they time I have graduated college with no loans and am currently a graduate student. I will finish in one year from now! I work full time and I am always still able to spend quality time with my son. I feel like my husband and I have overcome a lot (and I must give him credit for helping me) but I feel I have gone above and beyond because I still work hard to better myself to build a better life for my child!
Tamara B. says
For the past two years I have picked up other children along with my two who were out for summer school break and have taken them to our university were they can swim as long as they want for $3.00 in an olympic pool. All of their parents have full time jobs and I felt so sorry for the children couped up in the house till their parents came home. Needless to say it is like a suana in the pool area so sitting there is very uncomfortable to me because I am unable to swim due to a fractured hip. I would also pick up other children on Tuesdays and Thursdays who wanted to join the chess club at my son’s school but had no one to take them before 8:00am on those days.
tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com
Bryanna P. says
Awesome blog and thanks for the giveaway!
Would love, love, LOVE to win this!
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Jill Myrick says
My biggest parenting moment was taking on a ready made family of five children.
When I married my husband he his previous wife had passed away in a car wreck a year and a half earlier.
And he was the father of a set of two year old twins, a set of three year old twins and a five year old.
Me, I was a single person with no children. But felt that I needed a family to love and that needed to be loved just as badly.
For the first year it was a definite challenge to get everyone in sync and to come together as a family.
In the next three years we have also added two children to our brood for a total of seven.
Everyone that I know thought that I was crazy for jumping into such a situation.
But me, I have loved every minute of it. And would do it again in a heartbeat.
It is by far the most rewarding challenge of my life.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
Julie L says
For years I have/do struggle with depression and bipolar. I made a vow that I try my hardest to be the best mom I could be under these circumstances. I am glad to say that my kids have grown up to be responsible wonderful people
Kimberly says
My going beyond mothering moment actually happened with my (much younger) baby sister. My mom left our family and my dad worked crazy hours, so I was left to fill in as the “mom”. I made sure she did her homework, cooked dinner, monitored her tv time, and just made sure her life stayed normal. This was not easy to do, but I think it made me a stronger, more grateful person
brenda says
I had a brain injury and am going to school to get my degree.
pixie13 says
I went beyond just getting my children into this world. I was sick the whole time I was pregnant. I swell up like a balloon from fluid retention. I suffer from gestational diabetes. My body just wasn’t made for bearing children.
And having made so much effort bringing them into the world, I don’t let any one else take care of them. No day care, and babysitters have been only Grandma & Grandpa on very rare occasions. There has only been 3 times I’ve missed reading the bedtime stories & tucking them into bed, and each of those involved a hospital visit.
Kathy Scott says
My mom fought a courageous battle against breast cancer and lost when she was only 38. She taught me to live each day to the fullest because you never know what tomorrow will bring. I try to make every day special for my boys.
Heather! says
I broke my back at age 20 in a car accident, and am now a paraplegic wheelchair user. As life-changing as that was, I didn’t let it stop me, and I finished college with two Bachelor’s Degrees and Minor Certificate, after which I moved to Los Angeles to attend graduate school where I earned my Master’s. I was totally focused on my career until two years ago when I met the Love of My Life, and am now the stepmom to two teenagers! Talk about jumping in on the deep end! It has been a huge challenge, but my life has been a series of obstacles to get around and mountains to climb. It’s not easy–it never is–but we get through it by working on it every day. I don’t know what I’m doing as a mother or stepmother, but I try to be honest with my stepkids and I try take every decision or punishment as an individual case and be as fair as possible. I’m not sure I’ve totally overcome the challenges of this part of my life yet, but we are definitely almost there, and I would say that the loving and trust-based relationships I have with my stepkids are evidence of success so far!
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
Erica C. says
I’ve worked overtime to afford the extras and suffered a big lack of sleep!
Laura says
I am a new mom, so there have been many memorable moments so fat. But the one that has stuck with me the most is when my grandma (who has raised 7 children) told me that I am a natural mother. That has given me such confidence when I really need it.
Jay says
I go over and beyond by praying everyday to be the best mom I can be. To stretch myself and serve my kids and showing them love everyday.
Joanne Schultz says
Driving the kids hither and yon for their appointments and activities, I can’t imagine how mothers who have a full time job outside the home handle it all!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Erin M. says
There’s something life-changing about ending the road of children, sending them off to college and Leaving the nest. Then having every plan STOP suddenly with the news of a new baby!
But I can honestly say the 15 year age gap Teaches us all something wonderful about ourselves everyday…and keeps my family together now, through just about anything!
rebecca says
I tried to be a good parent, and know I failed miserably in many areas. I learned that love can and does cover a multitude of parental inadequacies. It seems the love won out. My daughter is one of the most awesome moms I have ever had the priveledge of knowing. She had a brain injury due to oxygen deprivation shortly after birth. A lifetime of struggles in many areas have followed, yet she faces each one head on with a spirit of peace, tenacity, and will do. She is the parent of an eleven year old daughter. She works full time, and home schools her daughter. If she doesn’t make me look like, she certainly makes me feel like Mother of the Year. Yet the child she is raising is even more kind, loving, and caring than her mom. I did not Mother as a job well done, but I am a Mother who has done well in her job.
Debra F says
My mom is the one who has gone beyond from day one. I have been blessed and graced with the most loving mom. My mom adopted me at 3 days old, never lied to me, and more importantly, never made me feel anything but loved and wanted. I will always remember being told that I was specially picked from thousands of babies (OK, so maybe she lied, but what a great one!). Never for one day did I doubt her love, and I never felt less of a daughter because I am not her biological child. Now a mother myself, I try to follow her example and make my children feel loved and special each and every day. My mom has given me all my birthmother could not, and all I could ever need.
Janel C says
As a single young women I discovered I was pregnant. I was shocked and scared and not sure what to do! I quickly learned that the best thing for this unborn child would be to be placed for adoption and I found THE most wonderful family in the world to raise him! The adoption has been very open and I see him on occasion. It is amazing to me to have been a mother for the 2 days I spent with him in the hospital and my time carrying him for all I was able to learn and grow from him. I will be forever grateful for that life changing experience and that beautiful little boy who changed my life!! I am now happily married and with 2 little boys of my own and pregnant with number 3. I love my boys and my life very much but I’ll be forever grateful for that first special child that made such a difference to who I am today!
Amanda A says
I truly think that every mom ends up going beyond almost every day! But, my time of working beyond has been during my husband’s deployments overseas with the air force. It is so hard to put aside your personal exhaustion and worries and pull yourself together to be a rock for your children. As hard as it is for the service members overseas, it is equally hard for the families left behind and the children left without parents. It was especially hard for me that my children couldn’t quite understand why daddy was gone for so long but were old enough to miss him terribly. Thankfully, there are no more deployments ahead for us, but I will never forget that there are so many families right now in that situation with moms working way beyond!
Valeen N says
Both our children are adopted and have special needs. One day a well-meaning friend said, “Your kids are so lucky to have you as parents. Other people wouldn’t have adopted them.” I gently told her that she had it backward. We were the lucky ones! Yes, it can be very challenging at times, but I am a better person by having these amazing children in my life! Every day they teach us by example, love, patience, kindness, perseverence, courage, etc. I am truly blessed to be their mother!
Amy Delong says
I have 2 boys,am with them 24/7,help at school,do the sports and everything else!A lot of moms do this,we do not get time off and it is rewarding&crazy!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
Liz M. says
To me, going beyond means taking the time to figure out what is most important. Sometimes it may be hard to differentiate between what kids want, what they need in the short term, and what they ultimately need, and even harder to prioritize these things. In the end, though, I feel it is worth the effort.
Liz M. says
I blogged here:
http://quiltznhoez.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-weeks-giveaways.html
latisha depoortere says
I think my mom goes above and beyond by helping me everyday by taking care of her sick daughter and giving me a place to live. Im so greatful for her and would be lost without her. It is easier to get up everyday knowing that someone loves and cares about me.
[email protected]
Heather S says
I am not a mom, but my mom goes Beyond. When I was a Senior in High School I was put in the hospital for 2 weeks. My mom was in her last week of nursing school, and she missed a VERY IMPORTANT Day of Class To take me to the Hospital 2 hours away. She was in her last week of nursing school and she could have failed by missing that one class. She put her Children First. She also did evrything she could to make sure I graduated where I missed two weeks of school. I graduated and she graduated too.
Joanne Schultz says
Driving the kids hither and yon for their appointments and activities takes up a lot of the day! I can’t imagine how mothers who have a full time job outside the home handle it all!
Thanks for the giveaway!
barbara wright says
I have a scrapbook full of teacher awards for best volunteer and all the other teachers in the school think I’m a paid employee
Susan Smith says
I gave up my career to stay home with my children. Living on one income isn’t always easy. We only have one car which my husband takes to work so we do a lot of in home activites, no vacations, we rarely eat out and we buy our clothes at consignment stores. My grocery bills are lower because I use coupons, buy in bulk and buy store brands. We feel it’s worth the sacrafice so that I can stay home with our children. They are going to remember me being there for them, not the matierial things they didn’t have.
Jaclyn Reynolds says
I struggle with going above and beyond and feeling like it do enough. But I feel I always stand for what I believe in with my kids and how I raise them.
Pamela S says
Despite being an older mom with chronic health issues I’ve always been actively involved in my children’s activities. From being a room mom, girl scout leader, music dept fund raising chairman, etc. Thanks so much!
Rachel D. says
I have a few unique challenges that I have had to overcome since having my son. The first is I’m completely deaf in my left ear. I have always slept on my right ear so that way I never heard anything while sleeping and was a DEEP sleeper, nothing could wake me up. I have had to learn how to sleep on my other side so that way I can always hear my son if he needs me. I also have fibromyalgia so every day my body aches, some days are harder than others, but with a busy toddler, I have no time for pain. When we decided to try for a baby, I gave up my meds that helped control the pain and I haven’t touched them since. I nursed my son for a long time and now we are thinking of having another baby and I have managed my pain without pills so I will continue to do so. I never let my pain stop me and I love being a stay at home Mom and nothing will ever stop me from going above and beyond for my child!
lace says
I make sure to listen when the girls talk. It’s not easy to do when you are focused on other things but I make sure to pay attention and give them my undivided attention.
Rachel says
My family, particularly my Mom and Sister, really help me to be the best mom I can be and help me out when I am overwhelmed!
Sharon says
Mothers go beyond every day in some way. Natural caregivers who put themselves last and their loved ones first even when dealing with their own poor health and other numerous problems. I myself have worked 2 jobs at one time and a midnight shift later etc. Whatever it took for my child and family. My daughter became disabled her senior year. She would have been an “Honor Graduate”.I have tried hard since to make her life as loving,happy,meaningful and comfortable as possible. She inspires me every day to go beyond. She has never lost her spirit and still uses her awesome intelligence and numerous God given creative gifts to enhance her life.She is not just my daughter…she’s also my best friend! I love her very much and love never fails or knows any limits.(Not even beyond!)
Thanks!
Tiffany Pettey says
i think that how i have overcome unique challenges are by being a good mom cause i wasn’t too sure of myself at first
TAMMY says
I always apologize to my daughter, when I’m in the wrong or have done something (like yelling or accusing her of something), that has been unmerited. I never use the excuse, well I’m the Mom that’s my prerogative to get away with it, and say I’m Sorry when it happens.
Gianna says
Mom of 5, nursing twins and doing it all!
tina reynolds says
Are unique challenge this year has been overcoming having to move and adjust to living on unemployment through layoffs with two kids its been hard we have had to be creative with fun time and gifts, birthdays and christmas, no huge parties. We have learned to appreciate the small things much more.