WOH and sleeping issues
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WOH and sleeping issues
| Sun, 05-22-2005 - 10:34am |
We were at a dinner party last night at the home of one of dh's coworkers. They have 2 boys, 6 and 4. They have a bunch of sleeping issues (kids 'scared' at night, won't fall asleep in their own bed, won't go to bed without mom or dad cuddling them, etc.) The mom blames herself because since she works all day and misses them so much she tends to cuddle with them late at night and they fall asleep in a pile on the bed all together. She said that if she SAH, they wouldn't have the same issues.
I sah. For us, bed time is a rigid, welcome respite at the end of the day. Dh has no desire to keep them up either, lol.

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Yup. On my non-working days, if I'm tired and want to make things really, really easy for myself, I invite a friend or two over for the boy(s).
Of course, I also think that having two kids is much, much easier than having one. But what do I know? ;)
As does just about everyone, I'm sure. But my girls are both so extraordinarily sweet when they're sick. It's like they know that they just made a horrible mess, which under normal circumstances, would make mom kinda grumpy. But instead they get hugged and kissed and told that everything will be ok, and they seem extra sweet about it.
Just trying to find the bright side ;-)
Are you only talking about parties at "strange" houses? How about children at a good friend or family member's house, with good friends or cousins? When the house is familiar to them? Does that matter?
I have finally reached the point where my children can go do their own thing for hours at a time with minimal parental intervention (regardless of whose house we are at) and it is pretty nice.
Yesterday I worked with my sister in her garage from noon to 7 pm. We were in charge of four children (3 1/2, 3 1/2, 5, 6) who played in the house and out in the yard all day. We stopped to feed them, to redirect them once or twice, to play a game of tag, and to yell at them to get out of the garage. In the seven hours I was there, our children occupied themselves for about six with very minimal supervision.
It wasn't always this way. But it sure is nice. There's a reason I love to hang out with my parents and my siblings. The kids can run around and I am just not needed all that much!
Tomorrow is the last day of school. Then the serious fun begins!
Our dog became petrified of the invisible fence after the first time he got "corrected." We had to pay the invisible fence lady some outrageous fee to come to our house and spend an hour playing with our dog in the yard. I had to listen to her high-pitched baby voice, "Come on honey! Here we go Sweetie!" for an hour and I thought I was going to puke it was so sickly sweet. But we finally got the dog to come out of the house and that sure came in handy. Now our dog doesn't wear the collar but is relatively well-trained about the border.
I have never been on a playdate, and have never had DD at a friend's house who has kids her age.
Mondo
YOu can use paper towels as a coffee filter in a pinch.
Or so I've been told ;)
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
flat in others,
and really annoying when it's stuck in your head."
Karen
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