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So things have quietened down a bit since Mr P's Hulk smash of the bed. He is now using some salvaged wood bits of the bed and other wood bits to build himself a new base. He's done this before (built himself a day bed for the man cave) so he'll probably end up with something ok-ish. Good; he needs a project, and he hasn't been coping well with becoming a house husband.
The Minipeelers were surprisingly unphased by the whole incident. Sadly, I think they're used to their dad's spontaneously nutty outbursts.
Elder Minipeeler is doing fantastically with his treatment for anxiety. He's spending slightly longer at school each time and he's really starting to noticeably change. He wants to get fit so he's roped in Miniest as a fitness buddy, doing things like dancing with those kids dancercise apps for exercise, and mock WWE WrestleMania lol. The latter is, as a parent, both really entertaining and a little alarming at times ("No you can not German suplex your brother!")
Good; he needs a project, and he hasn’t been coping well with becoming a house husband.
Is he talking to someone about it all? Cause smashing up a bedhead is a bit of a red flag that the mental health is maybe not too good.
Maybe worth setting up some more projects for him after the bed assuming this project goes ok.
Yeah the mental health is not great. I think he talks to his mates a bit but it's an echo chamber where most of them are drinkers/chronic long term weed users and are all enabling each other, so it's not all that healthy. He's having mental health assessments at the moment as part of his medication review so hopefully that leads to something positive for him. In the meantime I have lots of things for him to do lol.
Don’t dump a full list on him. “Hey babe I know you’re not feeling great. When you’re up to it do you think you could tackle X task?” Lots of praise for even attempting said task. Don’t let on there’s a backlog of projects
That's a sound strategy.
Is there a Men's Shed near you? This sort of thing is what that organisation is so damn good for. Bunch of blokes getting together to make shit and talk without getting stressed about it or dealing with money shit. Usually charitable projects like toy making and stuff for the disadvantaged.
There is a men's shed near us, and it's a great idea, but he went along once with a mate of his and didn't like it. It was a few years ago so I can't exactly remember the reason, maybe he should give it another go. Sounded cool to me; women's social groups near me seem to be either sewing or craft related, full of seniors, or rich women networking while doing yoga or pilates lol.