Finally introducing myself...

[jakodai]

So I figure I should probably formally introduce myself... I don't have a Thermomix yet, so I've always felt a little awkward getting involved in the forums, because I've never really felt like I belong (nothing anyone's done or said, just me being me). But the truth is I spend a lot of my 'online' time on here, and whenever I've needed advice, there's always been plenty to be found on here.

I was hoping to have a thermomix for my birthday next month, but unfortunately that's not going to happen. A few things have popped up, and I had to take some time off work a little while ago for my son - he's health isn't exactly 100% (Asthma and hearing/speech difficulties due to glue ear - hopefully being sorted in a couple of weeks, but basically he get lot's of recurrent ear infections). At the moment it looks like the start of August which will be in perfect time for my son's 3rd birthday party in October - I just put the purchase into the app that I use to manage my finances, and it was very exciting! (Small things...) Now to make sure it stays there and doesn't get moved!

So about me, I am a single mum with a 2 year old son. We live in Docklands in Melbourne, and I also work part time and study part time. I've very lucky with my job, it is quite literally a 5 minute walk from my apartment which enables me to further my career with a corporate job and still be able to be a 'normal' mum of an evening as I'm getting home at a decent time and still able to cook dinner and do 'mummy' things.

[dede]

Welcome to the forum Jakodai, hopefully you will get your TM in the next few months. Glad you could come in and join us

[snappy]

Welcome jakodai.  I'm glad you came out of hiding and introduced yourself.

I'm a working mum too and the thermomix is a lifesaver for getting dinner ready whilst you are spending time with the kids bathing etc.

[goldfish]

A very warm welcome to you jakodai!!  I can understand your feelings about forums, etc. but here (as you've probably noticed!)  people are warm and friendly and are only too eager to help with any problems, etc.  Why not start a file of recipes which catch your eye on here so you've got them ready to go? An excellent start would be to take a look at CreamPuff63's favourites.

[cookie1]

Welcome jakodai. It is wonderful that you can combine work, study and being a Mum. I do hope your son has his ears sorted out soon, it must be very frustrating for both of you.

[judydawn]

Hi Jakodai, nice to see you are still interested in getting yourself a TMX.  You haven't acted on your original plan to become a consultant as you thought you might in your very first posting a while back?  Hopefully DS's problems will soon be sorted and you can get back on track with your plans to become an owner. There's no need to feel awkward here, the more you post the more comfy you will feel about it.

[desi]

Hi Jakodai, welcome to the forum.
I hope things will go well with your son's health and that you will get your Thermomix soon.
It is nice that being a mummy, working and studying is going well for you and having a TM you will have lots more time to enjoy the things you like doing. Also good luck with your study

[jakodai]

Thanks everyone, I knew I'd be welcome here - it's just me feeling weird...

I've been told my son needs grommets by his GP, and he has an appointment at the Children's Hospital in a couple of weeks. Hopefully the doctor he sees thinks it's as urgent as the GP does and he gets it done quickly. It's been a long 12 months with his health, he was in hospital last July with pneumonia and he hasn't had any more than a 2 or so week healthy run before he gets sick again since then. I'm hoping that this sorts out a lot of his issues, because he's asthma's under control now - fingers crossed!

Thanks ThermoMrs - that makes me feel so much better, when I hear of other people who have been in the same situation and have gotten such an improvement. It's frustrating for both of us, because he's trying so hard to tell me things and I can't understand him. Apparently he gets quite frustrated at day care as well when kids don't understand him. I just want to get this corrected ASAP so it doesn't effect him any more than it already has.

I decided against selling Thermomix's Judy. As much as I know I'd love doing it, I don't have much of a 'real-world' friend base to rely on to get me started and I sold my car when I moved into the city (who needs a car when you live a 2 minute walk from a tram stop, and a 10 minute walk from the CBD) so it was going to prove too hard. Maybe later on when things aren't so hectic it won't be so bad.

[Cornish Cream]

Welcome Jakodal to the forum.

[Halex]

Hi Jakodai,

Grommets are really good. We fostered a little boy & fought hard to get him grommets, changed chid once he could hear proerly.

Good luck

H

[jakodai]

Thanks Cornish Cream.

Don't worry, goldfish - I've got a nice long bookmarked list of recipes to try when I do eventually get a Thermomix. I have to ask, though - does your choice of name of anything to do with your attention span? We have a bit of a running joke in my family - mainly my mum, but we're all al title guilty of it - about being a goldfish because we can't concentrate on anything. Conversations in my family are always interesting, they just change and 'outsiders' struggle to follow... lol.

Thanks, Halex. That's great to hear, especially with a foster child. They already seem at a disadvantage unfortunately, something like this could really cause issues for them. I'm hoping that's the case with DS. His GP (new GP we hadn't seen previously, but is now our permanent GP!) only checked his ears by a fluke. He couldn't understand what he was saying so asked me how old he was when I told him that he was nearly 2 and a half he told me that his speech wasn't advanced enough for his age. He checked his ears he told me that his ears were 'certainly not healthy' and that in his opinion would almost certainly need grommets and he gave us a referral to the Royal Children's Hospital. The doctor told me at that point that once he got grommets that I would notice a big difference in him, that everything would become easier like toilet training, etc. He can be a bit naughty at times, and it feels like he's deliberately ignoring me and now I have to question is he actually ignoring me, or can he just not understand me? Now when I want him to listen to me, I make sure he's looking at me - that seems to have made a difference. That and bribing him with Lego! ;-)

[Halex]

Jakdai,we foster a few kids.

Gromets will work very well. Your child will be changed, no not naughty behaviour, just confusion & not hearing. Once they can hear & understand they become so mch happier too.

H

[Merlin]

Welcome to the forum from a fellow Melbournite and working mum. All the best with the ENT appointment. My DD has glue ear as well but fortunately as her face has grown a bit we're getting we infections less and less. She is still on the cusp of getting grommets but up until now we just have to do the regular hearing tests to see where's she's at. I hope your DS gets better. It's must be very upsetting and frustrating when you see your little one sick so much. We had huge runs of illnesses especially in the first two years with our twins who were very prem so I totally feel for what you must be going through.

[cooking-good-looking]

Just have to say another ear infection Mum here- its so frustrating- my little girl has had so many- we are on the cusp of grommets too! So much conflicitng info and I find it really hard going if she gets an infection- it knocks her out for weeks at a time. Fortuntaley her speech is excellent so that is not a consideration for us. Welcome to the forum- I too am a newbie! 

[dede]

My son had lots of trouble with ear infections when he was on 1.5 years. We were on the waiting list for grommets, but as we were concerned about his speech so we went private and paid for it. He never had another infection after that.