From All Sides…
Posted By AmyD. on January 22, 2008
This mothering thing has taken a schizophrenic turn for the worse, I’m afraid. I’m now dealing with typical teenage behavior: eye rolling, exasperated sighs, and copious amounts of “yes, Mother” with mother really sounding like it ought to have an exceptionally dirty word following it.
On the flip side I have the 4 year old whose ability to communicate is seemingly doubling by the day. Including, but not limited to: tattling, threats, and voicing various forms of displeasure with her current environment.
For example, she wanted Katie to play another video on YouTube.
“Katieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! I want *whatever it was* NOW! NOW NOW!”
*insert me gritting my teeth at my child sounding every bit the spoiled brat*
Me, “Margaret, that is NOT the way we ask nicely for something. Now, ask Katie nicely.”
“Kate, please turn on *insert video name*…” and then she paused to see if I was looking and hissed, quietly, but in a very menacing tone, “right…now.”
Oh, and if that isn’t bad enough. The parrot Maggie got for her birthday? Some moron in this house has taught it to say, “Maggie is a ‘tard!”
Funny how that happened after I banned the words “tard” and “retard” from the house, isn’t it?
Sometimes I really don’t like any of my children.
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Once again, I recommend copious amounts of duct tape!
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I’m sorry – I am HOWLING here at the idea of a stuffed parrot spontaneously shouting “Maggie is a tard!”
:lmao: :lmao:
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It’s a stuffed parrot? Oh, that’s even funnier.
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Mental note – never buy a parrot, stuffed or otherwise!
My daughter is at the “repeat everything I say stage”. At least it makes me laugh when I’ve lost my temper!
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Why is it that the sound of unruly children makes me wish for deafness?
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Avi – well, then you can come on out here and chase them around and try to get them to hold still long enough for the installation.
Miss B – Oh, it’s worse than that. Maggie will go to play with him and the first thing he says is, “Maggie is a tard!” and then she says, “Maggie is NOT a TARD!!! That’s a BAD WORD!!!”
Avi – Yup, you should get one. It’s a FurReal Pet.
Jen – Maggie has been at that stage for the last year and half… it’s getting old. LOL
Chickie – Oooo, good wish. I wish I had thought of that.
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Oh please God get that on video.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
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I feel your pain, I really do. But for me it is an 11 year old boy. :banghead:
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OH, no. You just reminded me what I have to look forward to with my 12 year old.
Booze. There is no other option. I probably should just start drinking now, 6 years of boozing it up should fix the problem.
:martini:
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Miss B – I’m tryin!!!
Crazy Lady – They aren’t any better at 16, I’m afraid.
TMP – Oh, if ONLY I had thought of that. *sigh*
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I had never considered using the parrot as a verbal weapon…your children are clever, I mean naughty.
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I don’t know about clever… it was most likely the 16 year old who decided to torture the 4 year old. :banghead:
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