I am a mother of 1 girl and 5 wonderful and unique boys.

My family is a mixture and life around them can never be called dull or boring.

My self I suffer from Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome as well as a few other health problems. If I was too list them all I would run out of room and bore you to death.  Plus those who need to know already do.

I live with my partner Mark, though some will know him by what I used to call him and that is Monster, though my monster is no longer that and we are on the long road back to knowing each other again.

Like I said I have 6 children, though 4 of them are now young adults.

My daughter is training to become a nurse and is a party animal, a gifted child its disappointing to think she isnt achieving her full potential at the moment. Gifted children are hard to deal with and have very high standards of themselves, though they sometimes like my daughter lose direction and become a whole new wild child problem. I dont see her often, which is sad but having a depressed Mum meant a lot of the time it was up to her to try and hold the family together. I realise now how hard she had things and we have grown to appreciate each other more as she has grown older. She is so much like me at her age, I shudder to think what her future holds.

My eldest son is my quiet child, born with childhood arthritis meant many years of pain at a tender age. He is thankfully over that but still has problems walking for great lengths of time. His toddler years were the hardest as hit bones bent through this horrible disease, though we caught it early and most of his bones were able to be straightened and have stayed that way thankfully. He is the father of my first grand child whom I adore and who has been a great source of joy to me. Bright and clever she is like her aunty a gifted child that at the age of only 1 years old already has a wide vocabulary and the personality to go with it, god help her Mum and Dad.

My next son is mmmm how to describe him. Wild child doesnt cut it but best describes how he is. In a world of his own and the middle child for many years he has probably been left out a lot. He is mr popular and the clown at the same time. He lives 6 doors down and sometimes I wonder how he reaches each birthday. He is accident prone and OMG how many times have I been to hospital with him to get him stitched up, I have lost count. An asthmatic but this doesnt stop him enjoying many sports and activities. Currently working in demolition which I think suits him since he was always the one putting holes into the walls when he lived at home. He is known by some of my online friends as Towel boy as he used to come home to shower when he was living at friends houses, and used to turn up here with a towel over his shoulder asking Mum can I have a shower here.

That bring me to computer nerd son. He is a very unique person that rarely gets off his computer even when his gf comes over to see him, YES thats right she comes to see him. We often clash me and him. He has a lot of opinions on how my younger two should be treated and raised. This comes about due to the fact is is 8 years older then my next child and was the baby of the family for 8 years and feels put out. Plus his father and I divorced when he was very young and he never really got over that. Plus all the hassles I have gone through because of next sons father makes for a troubled child. He also has epilepsy and has only recently comes to terms with the fact while all his friends were learning to drive and most now have their drivers licenses he wont be able to get his for a very long time if at all.

That bring me to problem child. This one has a range of mental problems and when is home takes up 90% of my time. Actually even when he isnt home takes up 90% of my time some days. He is homeschooled at least 4 times a year and is at that horrible almost teenage stage. When he was born it was very traumtic and his life hasnt been easy to say the least. I guess he rates a page of his own. His life story has a lot with who I am.

Then lucky last BUT not by any chance least is my youngest son. He is a cutie and is so loving and quiet. He struggles to be noticed most of the time, thats not to say he is neglected in anyway, just is over shadowed a lot of the time by him older brother. He is an avid reader ( taking after his Mum there) and is bright child who loves to give me cuddles when I need them. Loved by all that know him he is the light of my life. The one shining star that is the only child of my parnter Mark.