Big appears to wonder that too. Been a very variable day. Cheered myself up this morning by cancelling Christmas and booking a holiday instead – I really hate Christmas!
Big has just discovered how far I can be pushed. I’ve sent her to bed. We’ve had stamping, rude words, tantrums, point blank refusal to do as I’ve asked spread throughout the day today, and she’s just rounded it all off by slamming the bathroom door in my face. I wouldn’t mind if I didn’t do anything with her, but this morning I took her out to the local meeting at the nature reserve to see her friend E and she was just plain horrid throughout. She won’t wear a jumper because the sun is shining, and then complains that she’s cold, and I don’t see why I should either carry a jumper for her, or listen to the whining if I don’t. She’s a bright child – I can’t see why we have to go through this time and time again. She didn’t actually do anything at the meeting this morning, she was too busy complaining that she couldn’t get to the paper because there was someone she didn’t know sitting next to it, then when I passed her paper, she wouldn’t sit next to anyone she doesn’t know and so on and so forth. You aren’t really getting the flavour of the volume of all of this, but it wasn’t good.
On the plus side she sat at the table tonight and in between being rude and occasionally eating some food, she kept counting through the hundred square we were using the other day. Definitely think it’s time to think a bit more about how we are going to do maths – I accept that she can acquire day to day skills just by using them, but maths is such a fascinating subject that I would really love to go into in more depth (that way I get to explore too 😉 ). Been wondering about doing an OU course to cover some stuff in more detail, but I’ve neither the time nor the money right at the minute.
What else? Had Sarah come over this afternoon with her son Dino to do a bit more work on her website. Dino and Big played upstairs very well together which was good, as Big has been ignoring him rather whenever he’s about but there are girls as well. I got to see Barbara and Kirsty briefly this morning, although we didn’t get to sit down with a cuppa for a natter. Hoping to see Kirsty tomorrow though, so should put that partly right then 😉
And to round the day off perfectly, Small has just wandered over, looked up at me lovingly, and then bitten me, hard, on the back of the hand. Ow.
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10 responses to “I wonder how far I can be pushed…”
(((Jax))) Is it something about October/November or the hype of Christmas getting to us all already? Something is definitely in the air.
Did you realise that Small grinned up at me threw his arms round my leg as if to hug and bit me on the knee at one point? Dino deteriorated too once we got home – will blog later if I can get into Blogger ………..
Hmm, so how hard is wordpress then? Given that we had a detailed discussion on the lack of my ‘puter abilities this afternoon. Thanks for the Paypal thing – it seems fine from this end.
Mmmmm….. charming, you must have thought.
I really wish i knew what to say to be helpful. But i don’t – perfectly prepared to offer virtual wine and chocs though. (((Jax))))
Was good to see you too. And re the pushing, it *must* be an age thing. And maybe if they are bright it’s even harder because they are that much better at it. It’s exasperating. And the thing I resent is that usually the thing that tips me over the edge will be something tiny that just doesn’t merit the reaction it gets which then leaves me feeling guilty on top of everything else. Aaargh.
All I can say Jax – my child moved in with you at some point, and I got left another one. That could be Hannah – even a year ago. And still occasionally. But much much less. And look how well she’s turning out. ROFL She’ll probably turn out to be a Tory voter at this rate, little capitalist. But really really mind numbingly horrible while in the midst of it.
That first paragraph reassures me there’s someone else like Lani in the world! All of those things are repeating issues here and I know just how you feel. I was so fed up with the growling today I nearly called off her playdate and threatened to go to bed for the rest of the day to recover from being treated so badly! I think that’s a realistic consequence (well, it’s been known to really happen here before!) She changed tune until she slipped up, then begged again, in circles.
(((hugs))) Jax, kids can be incredibly frustrating can’t they?!
It must have been the day for crap yesterday as I had the most awful day for ages and almost ( seriously!) phoned the education department for school places. June how are the moon phases?
well once again I feel like not bothering to write my own blog and just directing people to yours with a ‘my day was like that’ type explanation! So have some ((Jax)).
I have been doing really well at not shouting and it has been sort of paying off but I really do struggle with not being able to ‘control’ the kids when I need to (like on a packed train, when I just really need to sit down and be quiet and so on). I think I lack a proper ‘punishment’ or even threat of one which genuinely scares them enough to work – or maybe I need to be more excusing of the behaviour of children? Don’t know but mine are driving me INSANE this morning too.
And also totally with you on the maths thing too. But about to blog about that so won’t comment here.
I sympathise 🙂
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