If Mr. Crazy hasn't had a run in with one of his bossy older sisters yet that morning he is an absolute angel and when he isn't playing games on the computer, playing fighting games in real life or playing with one of his multitude of toys, he will sit by me and snuggle with me. Sometimes he even begs me to let him use my computer so he can sit by me while I write. He is such a good kid....until others come home and then he can turn into the devil (we figure, he has a new audience to get attention from so he works it, just not in a positive way. He knows that if he tries to cuddle them like he does me they will shoo him away but if he acts up they give him exactly what he wants - attention.)
Little Butt is a complete snuggle bug. She likes to sit with me and play games on the Kindle Fire or listen to music on YouTube. And best of all she likes to rock - a - bye in the rocking chair. That is her favorite thing to do ever. And she will only do it with me if her oldest sister isn't home. (Hey, it's not my fault she started calling Little Butt up on her lap to avoid doing chores and now she is stuck with a mini shaddow who has turned into a typical two year old screamer if she doesn't get what she wants - I know it's mean to say, but I told her so...You can't complain about something your brought on yourself)
So what is my least favorite part of the day? When all of the kids are here and the fighting and complaining starts. OMG it drives me nuts. They fight over the stupidest stuff. God forbid one of them has slightly more chores than the other that day or gets slightly more food on their plate at dinner. And the littler ones like to fight about personal space issues. So I have come up with a list of stuff that my kids need to learn so we can all live in peace together and enjoy each other more when live goes to shit. (And they are good lessons for the future too. You can't live life complaining, whining, waiting on others or being in control at all times, or your life is going to be awful.)
1. Do not complain about stuff your bring on yourself. If something you do has consequences live with it and learn to deal with it. If you created a monster, you need to work on taming it, not making it worse because it annoys you.
2. Life is not fair, not always even. If you did more chores for a few years, that does not mean that for the next ten the others have to do more than you! It all evens out in the end and all you have to do is what your parents tell you to do and we will all be fine. (Kind of insulting that they would think I would favor one over the other. :/)
3. Worry about yourself! Just because you are
working on a project/homework/chore does not mean the other person has to do it too, at the same time. They will get theirs done or the will get into trouble. Worry about getting your own stuff done whether the other person is working or not.
4. You don't have to be in control all of the time. You are children, enjoy it. Do not always think you have to be in charge of everything because eventually someone is going to get sick of it and call you on it. People don't like to be dominated all the time. If you try to take over someones life, they are going to fight back eventually and the relationship is going to suffer greatly.
So what brought this line of thought on? With all of the bad stuff going on lately - Boston, West, TX, N. Korea etc., I feel the need to find a way to make our lives better so we can enjoy the good times more and deal with the bad times easier when they come. We never know when a day will be our last or when someone we love will see their last day, and regrets are really hard to live with.
Until Next Time... Hold your loved ones tight and don't make life so difficult. Enjoy your time together because you don't have forever. <3 Our hearts go out to those affected by the tragedies in Massachusetts and Texas.
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