AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!
OMG!! Children!
This afternoon, after Ruth’s nap I took the pair of them to Waitrose in the car (bad, bad, non-environmentally friendly action, but time was getting on, and the weather was being unpredictable). On the way home, as we got in the car Adam stuck his left arm up in the air, and put his right arm down by his side – completely the wrong way round for me to fasten his seatbelt (which goes over his left shoulder, and under his right arm). He whinged, and whined and cried and created all the way home – and continued arguing even when I told him that if he didn’t stop he would go straight upstairs to bed. So, when we got home he went straight upstairs to bed (the first time I’ve done this – but I’m sure the main problem was that he’s overtired – I half hoped he’d whinge himself to sleep, and I suspect that if I’d left him longer he would have done). He eventually got the message that if he carried on going on about it he would go straight back, but at bedtime he’s STILL arguing!!
I pointed out to him that if it wasn’t important, then I’d just say “whatever”, and let him get on with it, but if his seatbelt isn’t fastened properly he could be badly hurt if we have an accident, and much as I hate rowing with him, I hate the idea of him being hurt even more. I did make him laugh when I suggested that I wouldn’t be too bothered if he described his black trousers as being pink, and he agreed that that would be silly, but not a big problem. Anyway, we’ve left it that we’ll have another look tomorrow (and he’s asked Jesus to make him be right!).
AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!! again!!!
And breathe…
I did some KIP today – took the soaker pants to Toddler Group with me 
Now off to get some marking done, and eat chocolate pudding (it’s Friday )
two comments:
Ahhh the Friday feeling … I had some marzipan! :p... it is nice to be right :P but I wont encourage him.
Reading How to be good… very good so far
Ruth (link) - 17 September '05 - 00:59
What a nightmare about the wailing – I can’t bear it when that happens – so draining !I was wondering if you had a pattern for the soaker pants you are knitting ? I would love to knit some of them oneday – I too used real nappies and found them great and hopefully one day we’ll have another baby and I’d like to be able to knit my own soaker pants. I had a quick look through your blog and I couldn’t find a reference to a pattern – perhaps I have missed it.
Becky () (link) - 18 September '05 - 11:04
