{note: this post brought to you by Day 4 of Mega Tantrums and Extreme Stubbornness)
The truth is...if DHS wouldn't also take Baby A, I'd call them to come get Miss M today.
They truth is... I have deep deep doubts about whether we're getting through to her-- she's not learning from her mistakes and no amount of love, logic or discipline can break through her anger.
The truth is...I worry, almost constantly, about how her Papi will handle her tantrums when the family is reunited, but I also can't wait for that day to come.
The truth is...I've never been more frustrated or felt so unbelievably helpless in my life.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday Funday
Even on our "day of rest", the boys are active. Today we went to church (they are loving LifeKids- even if the name tag stickers prove a temptation to acting out by sticking them on each others' faces...sigh. 2 steps forward, 1 step back I guess.
After church, we had a quick lunch at McDonalds, then swung by Lowes to pick up some flowers & potting soil- Earth Day, ya know.
After we got home, they boys did some crafts- painting their Dollar Tree piggy banks (part of last night's allowance spree) & doing one of those melty bead things (which they of course broke 10 minutes later in a fight over candy)..
After that they wanted to help Greg build a potting bench (that he'd been promising me for forever). As he pulled tools & scrap lumber out of the garage, they chased each other with the water hose until they were both soaked. After that, I let them wash the cars, which was the MOST FUN EVER.
Then we trooped in the house for quiet time (coloring) & Veggie Tales; tgen chicken strips, bath (now graduated to showers) & "Cat in the Hat Comes Back"- small argument about whether it was "came back" or "comes back". Big Bro was adamant it was the former, despite the cover of the book.
I loved that the boys spent all day running in & out of the house; doors & windows open; flip flops on & shirts off; shrieking in the sunshine, sleeping hard & fast by the moonlight.
After church, we had a quick lunch at McDonalds, then swung by Lowes to pick up some flowers & potting soil- Earth Day, ya know.
After we got home, they boys did some crafts- painting their Dollar Tree piggy banks (part of last night's allowance spree) & doing one of those melty bead things (which they of course broke 10 minutes later in a fight over candy)..
After that they wanted to help Greg build a potting bench (that he'd been promising me for forever). As he pulled tools & scrap lumber out of the garage, they chased each other with the water hose until they were both soaked. After that, I let them wash the cars, which was the MOST FUN EVER.
Then we trooped in the house for quiet time (coloring) & Veggie Tales; tgen chicken strips, bath (now graduated to showers) & "Cat in the Hat Comes Back"- small argument about whether it was "came back" or "comes back". Big Bro was adamant it was the former, despite the cover of the book.
I loved that the boys spent all day running in & out of the house; doors & windows open; flip flops on & shirts off; shrieking in the sunshine, sleeping hard & fast by the moonlight.
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