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Not a very good morning. - Long raving rantings of a lunatic mom.


kit_kats_mom wrote: Not a very good start to the day. I was awakened at 6am by crying coming from the living room. I stumbled out of bed to find Katherine in a sobbing, wailing heap on the floor. I asked what the problem was, trying to hide my annoyance at being woken up so rudely. She was distressed that she couldn’t get her blankie to cover her. What I thought was “You’ve done it a million times before”. What I said was “ok honey, do you want to come to bed and lie down with Lauren and I?”. She was happy and jumped in my arms. I felt all warm inside and…wait a cotton pickin’ minute! Wet outside?!? Yep, she had peed so much in her pull up that it was dripping all down my side and there was even a little puddle on the floor where she’d been sitting. Grrrreat! I changed her pull up and vowed to never give her any more apple juice after 7pm. Hahahaha! I crack myself up. That will so not happen ever.

While changing her diaper and trying to swallow my frustration at the issues that had started my morning so crappily, I explained that she would need to be very quiet in our bed because Lauren was sleeping. She said “ok mom” and climbed into the bed next to Lauren. Picture of bliss? NOT! She tries so hard to be nice to her sister but the thing that she doesn’t understand is she should just leave Lauren alone when she’s asleep. Katherine patted Lauren’s head & gave her a hug & a kiss and then, Wallah, Lauren was awake with the rest of us. I did not scold her because she was trying to be sweet, and she was being sweet.

I turned on Winnie the Pooh for Katherine to watch and commenced getting ready for the day. I usually get up at 6:30 and run around packing my gym bag, packing Lauren’s bag for the daycare at the gym, getting K’s apple juice, eating something, drinking scads of coffee, packing K’s bag for daycare, showering and getting dressed, making sure I have what I need for any morning errands, picking out clothes for the girls and checking my calendar for my tasks that day. When the kids are up, it really sets that plan on it’s ear. I don’t like it at all when my holy morning ritual is messed up. It gets to me. So now I realize, I'm not in a very good mood.

Katherine’s watching Winnie the Pooh, eating cereal and drinking apple juice and Lauren is playing in the crib. OK, I’ll try to get my stuff done. 10 minutes of activity and K comes in to tell me that she peed on her backpack. Nice, she’s gone and wet her pull up so much that it’s leaking again. What did this child drink last night? The entire flipping bathtub? I cart her off again to change her pull up. We get in her room and I whip the pull up off and out comes....poop! The little stinker said nothing about poop. dry.gif We are having some issues with potty training and I’m trying to keep it positive so I said. “Katherine, why didn’t you go pee-pee and poop in the potty?”. “I don’t know”. So I said, “Ok, here is a rule for today, you can watch any movie you want tonight but only if you don’t have any more accidents”. It’s like she thinks the entire house is her own personal diaper. The anger is boiling up at this point and I seriously want to just rant a bit but I control myself and with a little swat on the butt and a kiss, I send her off to play so I can finish getting ready.

While she’s playing, I call Woody for a reality check. I have been stuck in the “house of madness” for two hours with Lauren and the formerly-wonderful-child named Katherine. He talks me out of pinching her tiny little head off and gets on the phone with her and explains that she needs to be a good girl for Mommy. What he doesn’t say is “you mother is controlling herself right now but it’s she’s only got a tenuous grasp on her sanity right now. Just get out of the way if she takes off running through the neighborhood singing the theme song to any one of your silly little cartoons at the top of her lungs”. I’m happy he doesn’t share that part with her. She says OK.

It’s almost time to go and I asked Katherine to come over so I can dress her. She says no. I said “you can come over and get dressed now or you can go to Candice’s in just a pull up”. She melts in a heap on the floor, fake crying. I say “last chance” and give her the choices again. She’s still in a pile. “OK, lets go get in the car” I say, the same way I do on any other morning. Instead of doing what she normally does (follow the instruction) she throws a block (no throwing! I say), and sits on the sit and spin cackling “I’m a nekkid baby!”. It’s all fun and games until she falls off of the sit and spin and onto one of the 300 blocks that she’d dumped out in the middle of the living room floor 20 minutes ago. She starts screaming “I’ve got a boo boo”. I get boo boo bunny out of the freezer and put it on her little scrape. I’m totally steamed by now but again; I swallow the vileness that is surging up, wanting to spew out obscenities at a rapid rate. Instead I kiss her boo boo and give her a big hug. Then I talk to her a bit about making big messes and what sometimes happens when we throw blocks all over the house.

At this point, Lauren is also not very happy having gotten little attention all morning since her sister was hogging me so she’s crying in her car seat.

I finally get Katherine in the car and we are halfway to Candice’s (Sweet salvation) before she suddenly realizes she’s naked. “I don’t want to go to Candice’s naked mommy” whining…crying. UGH! I give her the “choices” talk and explain that she made the choice to not get dressed. I call Candice to warn her of the impending stripper. I wonder about my adeptness as a parent and I also wonder if a) I’m going to scar her forever by doing this or cool.gif she will enjoy being naked so much that she will never put on a stitch of clothing before leaving the house again. I have a sudden vision of a 16 year old Katherine who is greeted, nude, at the doors to the high school by lots of boys…and some policemen. Candice assures me that it’s ok to bring her naked.

I finally drop her off, tossing a jaunty “good luck with her today!” over my shoulder to Candice. As I’m heading to the gym, I can feel the tension in my shoulders. I’m not a happy camper. Almost on the verge of tears but proud of myself for not losing it with her this morning. She drives me to distraction but I know it’s mainly that we aren’t communicating well right now. I hate to see her sadness when she knows she’s made me angry or disappointed.

I get on the treadmill and go for 30 mintues. I feel better now. Hopefully this evening will go better for us.

TANNER'S MOM replied: I loved your story.

And you have much more will power than I do. Right now I am singing.. I love you , you love me and my kids haven't even seen the show in 7 years.

I hope it gets better. Maybe she will have a good nap and be fine and dandy when u pick her up...lol

If not pass her to Woody, and run threw the neighborhood..for some reason it sounds soothing.

Mel

Maddie&EthansMom replied: laugh.gif rolling_smile.gif You really have a way with words. laugh.gif

On the other hand...I've been there. SO MANY TIMES!! wacko.gif I hope your day goes a lot better and kudos to you for getting in a work out!!! That always helps my mood! (unless I'm interrupted) wink.gif

Kaitlin'smom replied: Wow you had a worse morning than me. I hope your day gets better. Did you take clothes for K to put on later, or just none at all for the day?

congrats on keeping your cool, sounds liek you need to run through a sprikler and just laugh it away

5littleladies replied: Wow-I'm impressed that you held it together! Good for you! I'm sorry that K was such a stinker this morning-I hope the rest of your day turns out better than it started.

kit_kats_mom replied:
rolling_smile.gif I took clothes for her. wink.gif

Kaitlin'smom replied:
just wondering laugh.gif

dont feel bad, I had to take Kait to the sitters one in her PJ's I so dont want to do that caus ethen I think how does that make me look but we were running late and she was risting so I took clothes and changed her there, so much easier than fighing for 10-20 minutes

DansMom replied: Wowsa!!! OK, I'm feeling SO much better that I'm not the only mom who has resisted uttering a string of vile profanity at my child. Thank goodness for self-control and wisdom. That was the worst kind of morning!

amymom replied: You told the story great! Thank you for the laugh. Sorry it was at your expense! tongue.gif

I hope tonight is better.

jcc64 replied:
rolling_smile.gif

amynicole21 replied: You have FAR more will power and patience than me! I would have been shrieking my head off withing the first 20 minutes tongue.gif

By the way, that morning sounds a lot like EVERY morning with Sophia at our house. UUUURRRRGHHH!!! Sorry. wink.gif

coasterqueen replied:
Amy pretty much summed it up for me too. tongue.gif wacko.gif blink.gif blush.gif

I'm trying to be more patient and not tell her exactly what I'm feeling but she sure knows how to push my buttons.

BTW, I can't believe that nekked thing works for you. If I tell Kylie that if she doesn't get dressed she'll have to go nekked she'd be just fine with that. I can't keep clothes on her. She tries taking her clothes off EvERYWHERE we go. wacko.gif I give Kylie NO option when it comes to getting dressed. tongue.gif

MomToJade&Jordan replied: I applaud you for your willpower Cary. I have been there though, and a lot more lately then usual. I try really hard to save my shrieking like a banshee for when Jade is out of earshot. I am never a happy camper in the morning, but when I wake up badly everyone just needs to stay out of my way. I am hoping that the day is getting better for you.

A&A'smommy replied: Cary you should write a book your post made me forget i was at work happy.gif Anyway sorry you had a bad morning I hope today was better!!

jdkjd replied:
Ditto!

You have an amazing capacity to hold in that anger...I'm afraid I'm not as controlled.

paradisemommy replied: emlaugh.gif gotta love all your stories you tell.. emlaugh.gif

My2Beauties replied: rolling_smile.gif Your story has me rolling! I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at your house that morning, would've been a good laugh!

3_call_me_mama replied: I totally understand where you are coming from.. In fact, I have a feeling that one of us gave birth to TWINS and they were separated at birth adn you ended up with one and I got one.... (DH is cracking up as I read him your story! He said , "Sounds lik ethe female version of Cameron! LOL) WE have the same issues, except I don't bring him to a sitter so i get the naked wild monster all day to myslef! RRRGGGHHH! It will be interesting to see how camp goes, casue HE"S NOT GOING THERE NAKED!) Glad you kept your cool though.,... wish i could. I lose it FAR too easily!


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