hey you lot.

Today, the new welfare reforms are to be put into practise. I'm so sorry my lovely husband that the government have made you feel this way. As if being in constant pain and being tortured by your mental health difficulties are not enough, the government is about to try to put you through hell just to save money that they could be taking from those who actually have it. This is going to be a long hard road.

The thing is, we do have enough to manage on. It's not loads, but it's okay. We can pay the mortgage, clothe and feed the kids, even with their idiosyncrasies, (that's what you get with three Aspie kids), provide enough second hand books to keep everyone sane. It's okay. As adults, we don't drink, we don't go out socially, that's too hard for Aspies, but we have fun when we can and the kids. I get out and about with them. They're doing well, too. Aspie boy is using his study leave wisely, if not the computer, and Aspie twins are making their school choices count. With Aspie boy on study leave and predicted A* for all bar one of his gcses, the last thing we need is for you to end up in hospital. I know it's hard trying to stay sane, trying not to be paranoid when the government are spewing their poisonous rhetoric about benefit scroungers. I know we can no longer hope that the system will sort when Atos are told to reduce the figures by some 65% (that appears to be the actual figure rather than the 20% pushed by the government), I know it's hard to trust anyone and not to be paranoid, but for the sake of Aspie boy, please try.

Love you.

xx