tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846424065096320167.post4347971784093492833..comments2023-10-30T03:05:52.889-05:00Comments on June Cleaver in yoga pants: i got nothingSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316145961974588385noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846424065096320167.post-16891004581817262172011-03-29T18:41:08.219-05:002011-03-29T18:41:08.219-05:00maureen - good luck :) we can do it, right??
tammy...maureen - good luck :) we can do it, right??<br />tammy - thank for hope from the other side! this too shall pass.......<br />beth - sounds like a good book! and yes, its a whole different world from two!! the same kind of struggles (power, emotions) just bigger really...you will do great!<br />tracy - i have thought that too, the testing of their own emotions...(funnily he often tells me "not to be dramatic" when i get in his face to "please PLEASE be quiet your sister is sleeping, etc. etc" its like really, I AM dramatic??? lord.<br />and yes, we totally have had that conversation. often about quiet time. "kiddo, mama needs a quiet time too! so no, i will not play chess with you AGAIN." thanks for the good words...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316145961974588385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846424065096320167.post-42301279980770283622011-03-29T15:28:30.351-05:002011-03-29T15:28:30.351-05:00My little guy is 5 and this past year, he's be...My little guy is 5 and this past year, he's been the king of mood swings. So we've been trying to figure it all out, and I'm guessing at several possible motivations. Sometimes he's totally doing it to see how we're going to react, sometimes he's trying to see if he can get his sister in trouble, sometimes it's a symptom of a greater issue (our move, new house, etc.), and sometimes it seems like he's trying out emotions to see how they feel. You know, like when they're first learning to talk and they say a word over and over again to get the "feel" of the word as they shape it in their little mouth. Well, sometimes it seems like he's really savoring the experience of righteous indignation or disappointment or hysterical laughter. Like he needs to try the limits of an emotion, both for himself and to gauge the reactions of everyone else around him. So for the most part I can stay calm and ride it out, then there are times when, after 12 mood swings in as many minutes, I need to end the experiment. " There, my love, now you have learned the limits of what Mommy can handle." Valuable lesson for everyone! LOL!!!<br /><br />So I guess what I'm saying is that I think it's a phase (LORD, I HOPE SO!!!), and just like anything, it's both complicated and amplified by stress, fatigue or sickness.<br /><br />And I think there are conversations to be had with the kids, too--that as much as you're there for them, you're the rock of patience and constancy--you're human, too. Mommy gets sick and tired and crabby and needs rest, needs help. It's not going to be all that forthcoming from a sick 4-year-old, but it's good to visit the topic!<br /><br />I wish you rest and good health!! :-DTracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846424065096320167.post-54005889101393990082011-03-28T17:53:16.735-05:002011-03-28T17:53:16.735-05:00I read an awesome book on discipline called "...I read an awesome book on discipline called "don't make me count to three!"... it dealt more with the heart rather than the actions- the whole wanting to use the moron word rather than just using that specific word. :)<br /><br />Wow 4 sounds exciting... and I thought almost 2 was hard... My parents survived so thats my hope some days.E. Chikeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322364727229244409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846424065096320167.post-72652316196214224552011-03-28T16:24:12.565-05:002011-03-28T16:24:12.565-05:00Sara, it's a phase. It will pass. Beth and I w...Sara, it's a phase. It will pass. Beth and I were just talking the other day about things like this and I asked her if she remembered particularly tough memories seared into my mommy brain and she had no idea to what I was referring. It was comforting to me that she wasn't seared by what I thought were REALLY HORRIBLE AWFUL NO GOOD VERY BAD days!<br /><br />So, what does that tell me? It reminds me not to sweat the small stuff. If you're not feeling good get a book, snuggle in front of a movie. Listen to books on cd...whatever it is you guys like to do. The dishes and laundry can wait (I'll let you in on a secret, I don't think we get graded on dishes and laundry in the end!) and just be. They won't remember anyway, but you'll feel better about it all. Lol.KaiCederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154058580960075213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846424065096320167.post-12910028302504164812011-03-28T14:51:45.358-05:002011-03-28T14:51:45.358-05:00We are right there with you Sara...so not only you...We are right there with you Sara...so not only yours!!Maureennoreply@blogger.com