They are trouble I tell you!!!
Yeah, they may look cute and sweet and all that stuff, but I am here to tell you, they are trouble with a capital T!
You see this little one?
She turned our dinner tonight into scene reminiscent of an episode of Supernanny. She refused to eat, even though we just had her favorite - pizza. And then she left the table after I told her to not to leave until I say so. And we started the battle of the century.
After repeated callings with no response, I finally went to look for her. I found her LOCKED in her bedroom playing with her sister's lip gloss.
She was firmly placed back in her seat the table, where she cried for a good hour or so (slight exaggeration) and, again, took off without a bite.
We repeated this little scenario until Christina came to her rescue and asked her if she could help her eat.
Two minutes later, her plate is clean and the crises is over. Oh, and don't worry, I am definitely not a "clean your plate" kind of mom. But I think requiring FIVE bites of pizza isn't asking too much. But maybe it is....
And then there is this little one:
Christina is the queen of "I want". She a perfect example of why kids shouldn't have too much stuff. Because none of that stuff makes them any happier and all they want is more STUFF.
Once she has an idea stuck in her head about something she wants, it is ALL she talks about.
Tonight it is a pair of shoes.
She wants some shoes that she can dance around the house in. She saw them at a second hand store many months ago and decided she is going to get them this weekend. I told her 'NO'. It is absolutely a waste of money and she has too much "stuff" anyway.
So after I finally wrestled crazy Kallie into bed for the night. I came down to find this on my desk:
So help me.
Right now I am so mentally and physically exhausted and I starting to wonder whose crazy idea it was to want to add 3 kiddos to our household. Maybe I should have just settled for one of these cute little things:
Except she isn't always so cute either...
Except she isn't always so cute either...
Good night.
11 visitors to our world:
Yeah, kids can be draining... but they are so worth it. Do you know what I got from this post filled with the frustrations of parenthood? Christina came to her sister's rescue! She loves her sister and looks out for her. That is HUGE! Even though each day holds many frustrations, you are doing a GREAT job with them.
I am sorry but I have to giggle now because I know my days are limited until this drama starts in our house. BG already has moments that make me want to pull my hair out.
I love the note, that's classic.
I'm with you on the whole buying and having too much thing. Kids just don't appreciate what they have anymore because there's too much of it!
That last one cracks me up.
You do get the best pics of Meow! Christina's note is absolutley priceless. And the way she fixed the situation by eating the pizza is great. She is quite the thinker. She must take after your father, but look like your mother.
I sure can relate to the three year old issues! But at least yours has a big sister to coax and encourage her. When mine decides to say NO to mommy, there's no one else to persuade her otherwise!
Oh, I can so relate this week. Is it spring yet???
We had that same dinner moment at our table this week, too!
We finally gave up. She didn't eat dinner..and you know what? She didn't complain, either. She was really thirsty in the morning though.
You are right, those girls are trouble. Aren't they all?
Love it. I require one bite of each thing on the plate and all milk be drunk before getting up. Outside that, if they choose not to eat, they are free to go hungry ;) And boy have we had some battles over those rules....
At least she knows how to write contracts. That's pretty good for her age. She's a smart cookie! I'm almost surprised that she didn't toss in the "because I helped Kallie" into the request!
oh dear.....you do have your hands full. smart cookies....and one sassy cat. eeekkkk.....
The ending to the post had me cracking up, cuz it's SO true. I don't have two girls, but I have two nieces and it's all drama all the time. Hope your week got better and you guys have a wonderful Valentine's Day!
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