Dear Lord thank you so much for nap time. Whew I needed this one today. We have been cooped up in this house for weeks and now the day that I was planning on and we were finally able to get out of the house and like go to the store or something... my van won't start. I guess that's what happens when it's below zero and you don't drive it for a week. Let's just say my attitude today hasn't been the best. And I'm really struggling with keeping the kids and myself happy.
I could say that we're all just sick of our surroundings and we need to get out, which is true. But the bottom line is, my kids are whiners. And complainers. And they currently, fight me on everything. You saw that little clip of Asa eating his cereal. That, all the time. We have pizza for lunch. I give Asa and Louisa each two pieces, they're almost done, I say "kids do you guys want any more pizza?" "Nope! Nope!" they say. Ok then, I might as well eat these last two... two minutes later and I'm sitting next to two sobbing kids because the pizza's all gone and they want more.
Ugh. I don't want to deal with this. Everything I say to them comes back with a "mom I was just starting to play!" "NO WOUISA DO IT! WOUISA DO IT!" and the sobbing if she doesn't get her way. Ugh it has got to stop! NO MORE! When these kids wake up they are going to find a different mom. I will not put up with this anymore. We are all healthy, they don't have sickness as an excuse anymore. I refuse to be pushed around and disrespected by a one and a three-year-old. Not today Satan. Not today!
Again, if we could just like go for a walk or go to the park or even the grocery store this problem would be much smaller. But we can't go anywhere. So this is a big problem. And maybe this problem (of whiney, disrespectful toddlers) would still be there, we just wouldn't notice it because we were, ya know, happy walking outside. Either way, we have to deal with it. And it's not going to be pretty around here.
This is not what I came on here to talk about. There are things I need to say and all this was not it. But it's on my mind and it's coming out.
Out of desperation, I came up with this game for the kids, pretty sure I saw it on Pinterest or something. To be fair, know that I have been praying a ton today. Praying that God would help me have a good attitude and that the kids would obey and that I would be a good mom to them. Sorry if this seemed a bit harsh. I love my kids. I love my kids.
I could say that we're all just sick of our surroundings and we need to get out, which is true. But the bottom line is, my kids are whiners. And complainers. And they currently, fight me on everything. You saw that little clip of Asa eating his cereal. That, all the time. We have pizza for lunch. I give Asa and Louisa each two pieces, they're almost done, I say "kids do you guys want any more pizza?" "Nope! Nope!" they say. Ok then, I might as well eat these last two... two minutes later and I'm sitting next to two sobbing kids because the pizza's all gone and they want more.
Ugh. I don't want to deal with this. Everything I say to them comes back with a "mom I was just starting to play!" "NO WOUISA DO IT! WOUISA DO IT!" and the sobbing if she doesn't get her way. Ugh it has got to stop! NO MORE! When these kids wake up they are going to find a different mom. I will not put up with this anymore. We are all healthy, they don't have sickness as an excuse anymore. I refuse to be pushed around and disrespected by a one and a three-year-old. Not today Satan. Not today!
Again, if we could just like go for a walk or go to the park or even the grocery store this problem would be much smaller. But we can't go anywhere. So this is a big problem. And maybe this problem (of whiney, disrespectful toddlers) would still be there, we just wouldn't notice it because we were, ya know, happy walking outside. Either way, we have to deal with it. And it's not going to be pretty around here.
This is not what I came on here to talk about. There are things I need to say and all this was not it. But it's on my mind and it's coming out.
Out of desperation, I came up with this game for the kids, pretty sure I saw it on Pinterest or something. To be fair, know that I have been praying a ton today. Praying that God would help me have a good attitude and that the kids would obey and that I would be a good mom to them. Sorry if this seemed a bit harsh. I love my kids. I love my kids.
You are amazing!It isn't harsh to want to break your kids of complaining! That is love! They need to know how to handle their emotions. Allowing them to complain is NOT healthy. Praying God gives you strength and wisdom! And that these kiddos would learn a gentle and peaceful spirit! Keep it up!
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