Kind of ashamed to say this, but...
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| Sat, 03-04-2006 - 12:24am |
Lately, my kids have been so obnoxious, so messy, so rude, and just so irritating, that I keep finding myself thinking that I just don't *like* them very much. Now, of course, I do love them SOOOOOOOO much, with all my heart. But, OMG! they are driving me nuts.
In all fairness, I think David needs his medication tweaked a bit. But both of them, when they are together, have these *stupid* conversations in loud voices. A conversation for them is like this:
Nathan: Hey David, what if it wasn't "spaghetti" but "poopfarty"?
David: No, what if it was a peanut BUTT sandwich?
Nathan: Yeah! No, penis butt sandwich!!
David: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Somebody shoot me in the eye with a machine gun!!!!! HAAAAAAAA!!!!
Nathan: No! A BUTT MACHINE GUN WITH BULLETS THAT ARE SHAPED LIKE A BIG STINKY BUTT!!!!
David: Nathan, did you know ham is pig butt? It is. They take a real pig and chop off his butt. Is that cool? I said is that cool? ANSWER ME!!!!!!
That's the kind of stuff they say to each other ALL DAY LONG. It just wears me out.
And while they are talking, they are playing, usually with Legos, in a way that involves carelessly scattering Legos and other small objects onto every surface. When they eat, blobs of food end up on the table, chair and rug. (Some genius who lived here previously put a brown shag carpet in the dining area, probably in 1972.)
I just had to get this off my chest. It's not always so bad, but it has been lately, and I'm exhausted. And if one more person says, "Mom, lookit" to me while my back is turned and I'm loading the dishwasher or something, I'm gonna scream. LOL!
Yeah, I need a break. We used to have a babysitter who came for a few hours about once every month or two, but she hasn't returned our calls. I don't know anyone else. It's probably been like five or six months since we got a break.
Well, gotta go do some bedtime stuff.
Evelyn

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Evelyn,
Your boys may be pains, sometimes, but they are clever and creative pains. It will probably serve them well when they are older, and have upgraded their material.
I like the idea of relegating them to the bathroom for such exchanges (ideally each to a seperate bathroom). Aspies are so literal, it will probably work a treat.
Here is my bathroom humor story:
My kids were arguing in the back of the car (this is how most of my stories start, as it is how each day with them starts)
Siobhan said something. I am not sure what; probably an arguementative "but..", and Peter immediately said "Ooooh. You said a BATHROOM word. Mo-om! Siobhan said a bathroom word"
Then (indignantly):
"I DIDN'T call him a bathtub!"
Not that I'm complaining. ;)
-Paula
visit my blog at www.onesickmother.com
BOYS!!!! All three of my boys are into the potty talk. I think I'm going to try what the pps said regarding putting them into the bathroom for that kind of talk. They will probably think I've finally lost it at first. LOL
Basically we are just trying to teach them when it is appropriate and when it is not. I figure if I can win the 'dining room table' and 'in public' battles then I'd be happy.
Boys! Not only do I wish my guy had an OFF switch.....but volume control would be nice too!
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