Things you can't freecycle...
Apparently you’re not allowed to freecycle your children. Which is a shame, because at the moment I frankly could happily give both of them to a good home.
Adam has been … well – we’ve seen world-class whinging today.
Lowlights have been:
- the 3/4 hour (and 3 outbursts of shouting from me) it took him to put his clean trousers on after changing from his painting ones.
- the spectacular wailing that followed being told no, we weren’t going to the Rainbow Cafe for lunch today. (He’d already been told several times that I’m planning to take him tomorrow.)
- him screaming at me the full width of the green when I decided that his method of stopping his bike (giving up steering and pedalling and simply veering to one side and falling off) is not compatible with riding next to a busy road.
There have been other episodes too numerous to mention, which is why Adam is currently sulking in his room and hasn’t had any of the melon I bought for pudding. (And he does like melon.)
And Ruth is now screaming her head off about something else. I don’t know what, and frankly at the moment I don’t care. Fortunately she was at the childminder’s today, otherwise…
Oh, and yesterday I did homemade cheeseburgers – they were gorgeous if I say so myself. Did they eat them – did they heck. The slices of tomato and cucumber I’d prepared as a nod in the direction of vegetables disappeared instantly, but the burgers – not a chance.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And breathe.
I love being a mother.
three comments:
You know you’re not alone. Congrats on not killing any offspring today!My mother had a secret for cheeseburgers and kids: Buy small dinner rolls and make tiny burgers to go on them. Ta-da! Novelty food.
jessie () (link) - 01 June '06 - 11:25
Lately every day has felt like that to me! Still got a sore boob, no sleep, and no offer on the flat (loong story which seems like it’ll never end… ). SOmetimes I do actually think I’ll go insane. Then Jamie smiles or sleeps for 2 hrs and Maddie gives me a hug. Sometimes it’s okay but why does it feel like those moments are soooo few and far inbetween?kate (link) - 01 June '06 - 11:36
... and they reach an age when you really can no longer blame their behaviour on teething. Who invented school holidays? We’ve a whopping 2 monther coming soon as ds starts “big school” late in Sept (they are staggering the intake, which’ll leave me staggering by the time he starts).(We must meet up in the summer hols, Anne. I’d not realised it was half term this week until late last week (!) which has made me terribly disorganised and I’ve not done anything).
Big Ruth () (link) - 01 June '06 - 17:39
