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I care for my brother..... :S

Last post 21-05-2008, 8:54 AM by x.[[Jenny]].x. 5 replies.
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  •  21-04-2008, 1:12 PM

    I care for my brother..... :S

    hi well im new so thought id let u all knw a lil bit about me

    soo yeh

    well my brother has downs syndrome nd for those of u dnt knw its a learning difficulty

    it affetcs me in ways the people closest to me cant see....its hard to explain how..its stressful...every time my parents are stressed i get it passed onto me (if tht meks sense) because if they let there stress/anger out on my brother it can cause him to get very angry n have a huuuge temper tantrum... which gets us alll more stressed soo....

    I feel very protective as my brother is 2 years older it shud be the other way round yet its  not his mental age is summin like 10 or below i think so im always havin to make sure he dnt wander of or strt talkin to strngers.....

    Also i wasnt in so mum had to leave him at home for literally 2mins...he was messin with the fone..accidently he pressed 999....he got through to the call centre nd a woman asked him if there was a fire...my brother not undrstanding thought she meant the one that everyone has in there living rooms so he sed yes....we had fire engines n everything turn up and my brother was distraught thinkin he was goign to be taken to prison....

     I dont knw about ne1 else but i worri bout the future long way of i knw but in the bak of my mind i have this constent worry...i knw ive gt to get a gd education to get a gd job because when my parents have died i have to be able to support me n maybe a family and my brother..

    alot of wot we do as a family cn be restricted....i knw im luky in the way i do have a d social life comapred to other in our situations...

     

    yeh thts jst a lil of me lol

    so id luv it if u wrote bk about wht u do!!!

    n if ne1 luks afta  sum1 in the sme situation!!                                                                              

    or jsut general chat

     

    BYE

    xxxxxxx

     

     

  •  22-04-2008, 4:21 AM

    Re: I care for my brother..... :S

    Hey

    Your bound to feel protecttive its understandable it comes naturally to a young carer.

     I care for both parents like My mums in a wheelchair and has mental problems and my stepmum also has mental problems.

     I get really portective over my parents even though there older Im really cautious you know what i mean.

     So Why dont you tell me about you?

    Im Abbey im 15 and OMG Im so obssessive over this song at the moment Pink remix-Get this party started and Teen hearts beating faster by Panic at the disco

    What music you into?

    xxx

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  •  23-04-2008, 12:34 PM

    Re: I care for my brother..... :S

    Yeh i supose it is

    wow that must be hard...my nan has Schizophrenia...but i never see her because mum n dad decided it is betta for me although they think im old enough nowSmile

    Yeh i totally get what you mean!!!!!!

    Well i'm Ella and i'm 15 too,,,, oooooooo i haven't heard the remixxx

    i luuuuvvvvv T-Pain Low!!! its the best lol i like loads of stuff tho

    wot other stuff do u like doing???

    xxxx

     

  •  27-04-2008, 12:40 PM

    Re: I care for my brother..... :S

    I care for my mom and dad and i get really protective as well, i agree, its just sumit that young carers do. a natural instinct!

    i'm Lauren and i'm 16, i know u Ella smella, lol thought i wud say hi to u and ovas

    it is def hard being a Y/C in someways but in ovas it is really awsome. i don't think i wud be the person i am 2day if i wasn't a Y/C!

    can't says i know eva of da songs u guys like though, lol

    i do know original non remix pink song thoughIck!<---thought it was random:)

    (hope u don't mind me butin in ur convo)

    xxxxx

     

  •  07-05-2008, 2:35 PM

    Re: I care for my brother..... :S

    I sort of know how you feel.. My little sister is aspergers.

    she can be a real pain but i have to be nice to her >:S

     

    Life can be painful sometimes and fun other times

    I am twelve years old and my little sister is nine. i fell she gets all the attention

  •  21-05-2008, 8:54 AM

    Re: I care for my brother..... :S

    Hey my name's jenny and im 14. i care for my 13 year old sister who has both Down's syndrome and autism. Ino how you feel becoz it is hard isnt it. My sister dusnt speak so i communicate with her using sign language. this means i am one of the onli people that can control her. my sister also called 999 once lol. she has the mental age of a three or four year old and  cant be left for a second coz shes has ABSOLUTLY NO idea of danger shed jst walk infront of a car or drink bleach etc lol

     

    wb soon xx

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