So I had one of those days yesterday… the kind that makes me wanna trade in my kids for monkeys and have a rest… or QUIT and go back to work! “YOU think I am trapped here! I can quit if I wanna! …kinda… I CAN GO BACK TO WORK WHEN EVER I WANNA… kinda…” was heard at one point I am sure… in a raised voice…
“Don’t look at me like that! I can do attitude too!”
“TIME OUT!”
“GO TO YOUR ROOM!”
“STAY IN YOUR ROOM!”
“STOP ATTACKING YOUR SISTER!”
“DON’T BITE YOUR BROTHER!”
“Get that out of your mouth! NO, put it in the garbage! OH GROSS!”
“Oh for Pete’s sake WHAT IS THIS!”
“YUCK! You are grossing your mother OUT HERE!”
“GET DOWN!”
“STOP ROLLING AROUND ON THE FLOOR AND SSSSSSSSTTTTOOOOPPP SCREAMING!!”
“… oh bother… no one is listening are they…??”
I was out of breath before lunch…
Today was different though… I thought of everything I could take away AND I DID and then, cuz they where still smirking at me, I hatched a plan. I woke my kids up at dawn, even the littlest two, marched them out to the breakfast table with a smile, feed them and gave them the schedule for the day… a strictly laid out schedule involving plenty of chores…
Funny but they’re in much better moods today and no one is attacking one another or mouthing off to me,
…and I am still smiling.
THOSE DAYS do end:)
TTFN
Yeah MOM! Self discipline works for adults and children learn it from adults and we all need it, so there. Love you.