So, I shot myself in the foot with my status about Angela yesterday lol. Good grief. She a nice big meltdown. It was pretty fierce. I was up until a little after 6am before finally passing out for a couple of hours to wake up for work. She was still roaring this morning, so that was a great thing to wake up to: she didnt sleep...so 2 days no sleep now - and I havent had an ounce of coffee yet O.o She was sitting in the corner just cussing away and being loud, while I went online to see other forms of having to help emotional meltdowns. I saw one piece of advice and went with it without hesitation: Physical contact. Grant it, I was not in the mood to do it yet...but it was a necessity. I took Delilah over there with me as an ice breaker, sat right next to her, and made her touch Delilah and say how much she loves her. After about 2 to 5 minutes of that...I just swooped Angela in my arms and lap like a baby and held her. She tried to talk, and I said no talking...lets just relax and breathe. She cried. I just held her tight and rubbed her back. It worked. Every time she tried to talk, I reminded her of no talking. It was time for no words. For now, the moment has been diffused...and theres a slight sense of peace in the house. Do what it takes to get it done, even though its very hard to overcome your own self and separate all emotions to get the job done.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:07:17 +0000