how to tell my daughter?

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Permalink Reply by Dave Petersen on October 23, 2009 at 7:29am

I'm just thinking back when my kids were 5, if they were old enough to ask a question we figured they needed an honest answer. One thing we had to be cautious of was that we were giving the answer to the question they were really asking otherwise we risked giving way too much information about something they really didn't want to know about.

There was a lot of things that we never talked about with our children when they were young, but we always answered their questions honestly, matter of factly and without drama. You are going to be making some changes in your life but how much of that will she notice right now, how much do you really have to tell her today?

You're going to exercize more and change your diet, you can include her in that, model some great behaviors and have a lot of fun with her.

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Permalink Reply by Eydna Helena Mortensen on October 23, 2009 at 10:21am

Thank you everyone. I have decided to wait a little before telling her. I wan't to get more used to the idea myself. get all the facts and get over the fear before I feel I'm ready to tell her. I want to be able to answer her questions and to help her with any fear that she might feel, and I don't think I can do that if I'm scared and confused myself.
I know I will figure out the right words to use if I just give myself some time to think things through.

Thanks again for all your advice and support.

Eydna

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Permalink Reply by Eydna Helena Mortensen on November 7, 2009 at 12:57pm

Well I finally told my daughter. She took it really well. She did seem to understand that there was a difference in type 1 and type 2. And that mommy's type was not the same as the diabetes that killed her fathers cousin. Thank you again for your help.

Kind regards

Eydna

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Permalink Reply by Doris Ann Dickerson on November 7, 2009 at 4:24pm

I know you think you can't handle this BUT YOU CAN! Just tell her that you have to watch what you eat and when you eat it...In other words you have to have a time when you eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tell her it's NOT a death sentence if you eat and exercise right. CONTROL That's the answer and then show her you mean what you say by just doing it! I've had 2 girls and will have a daughter who is a Type 1 (like me) having her 3rd child! YES YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!

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