For some unexplained reason, when my older daughter's fingers wrap around a pencil intended for homework, her sweet demeanor transforms into a snarky, defensive attitude. Needlessly today it escalated to her screaming, "I hate you!" "I wish you weren't part of our family!" and "You're the meanest mom EVER!" I sent her to her room for the rest of her life (kidding - until dinner) and must have said 100 times, "go to your room" every time she cried, shouted, and whined. At some point I ended up going in my bedroom and closing the door just to get away from her. Trust me, it was best for everyone.
Somehow that situation got resolved and she's gone to bed on a better note. Thirty seconds before that happened the younger daughter came into the living room asking to get her hair dried. No problem. I just required that she brush her teeth first, because it seems lately that she gets lost between my bathroom getting her hair dried and her bathroom to brush her teeth. Fifteen minutes later, she's still not in bed. The schedule rework wasn't that big of a deal, or so I thought. Refusal ensued. I told her to either follow my direction or go to bed with wet hair. I'm a fan of natural consequences.
Twenty minutes later, she's still in her room, screaming her head off. The point is lost. She's just delirious now, keeping her sister awake.
Why? I kid you not, I'm marking this on the calendar and looking for a cycle. *sigh* I need a drink.
Oh this sounds eerily familiar. I haven't found the cycle yet, yeller and door slammer is 9 now, but it certainly does ebb and flow now that I think of it.
ReplyDeleteThat was meant to say, "my yeller and door slammer."
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