2 more boys since the last post. I ought to have a few days now before another.
I slept well last night cuddled up next to my son. It was awesome, as he has been quite the shithead.
When the stepchildren come to visit it is really crazy and disruptive to life. I know I sound like an evil stepmother, which I am not. It is just disruptive.
Darren's 3 children children are raised very different than my 2 children. When the 2 groups combine all kinds of trouble insues for a good 2-3 weeks.
My morning decision is it's OK to wash children's mouths out with soap. If I hear another child say crap, ass, idiot, or anything just plain disrespectful this is my new plan of action. What soap will I use? I am thinking the worst one I can find. Dial? Irish Spring? Not sure yet. Really though this has all gotten way way way out of hand.
I typically don't disciline to much. I raise my voice and my boys typically get it and chill out.
My oldest is still OK.
The little one though has falling right into horid behavior.
... and this really doesn't have to do with the fact that I was gone so much this week. This is typical year after year.
LIFE??????
OH and I am going to buy big posterboard to write down the rules and post them on the wall.
This is totally rediculous but realistic.
Pray for me... for real.
I hope you are all well.
I slept well last night cuddled up next to my son. It was awesome, as he has been quite the shithead.
When the stepchildren come to visit it is really crazy and disruptive to life. I know I sound like an evil stepmother, which I am not. It is just disruptive.
Darren's 3 children children are raised very different than my 2 children. When the 2 groups combine all kinds of trouble insues for a good 2-3 weeks.
My morning decision is it's OK to wash children's mouths out with soap. If I hear another child say crap, ass, idiot, or anything just plain disrespectful this is my new plan of action. What soap will I use? I am thinking the worst one I can find. Dial? Irish Spring? Not sure yet. Really though this has all gotten way way way out of hand.
I typically don't disciline to much. I raise my voice and my boys typically get it and chill out.
My oldest is still OK.
The little one though has falling right into horid behavior.
... and this really doesn't have to do with the fact that I was gone so much this week. This is typical year after year.
LIFE??????
OH and I am going to buy big posterboard to write down the rules and post them on the wall.
This is totally rediculous but realistic.
Pray for me... for real.
I hope you are all well.
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I am so done with my teenagers mouths. I have no more control except to take away the cell phones.
It's my youngest that has this mindset (thanks to the older ones) that she can simply get away with such ugly talk. Then she regrets when she wants to do something that I remembered what she said.
"mom but Madi blah blah blah" It is such hard hard work to remain consistant. If I dont however I hurt them.
Interesting is they will not speak to me like this in front of other people. This tells me they know exactly what they are doing is wrong.
Im going on this long train trip with all of them. As a mom I want to make these memories, then I hear the complaining that they dont want to go.
Then they do. Then they dont. I have a few weeks to either change the trip up with or without them.
I'd feel badly if I went without them YET I WANT TO.
Then I feel guilty for this. I mean is it a vacation or a long drawn hidden plan to "lets push her off the train" kinda trip for me?
Motherdom. Wonderful and draining all a the same time.
Madison's 18th. Had to use licorice for the remaining years as candles.