Most of you will look at these pictures and say to yourselves, "Oh June, what a sweet, sweet girl!" And on most occasions, you would be spot-on! However, I am currently posting in the heat of drama-central! June has a hard time with change - I mean any change. If I change her sheets, she panics, if I change her bath towel, she comes unglued! If I change her daily schedule in any way, I usually end up with a tantrum or two! Well, yesterday Daddy left to go on a river trip with the Young Men in the ward, and June has not responded well! She cried after dropping him off at the church, she cried through lunch, and then proceeded to cry periodically throughout the rest of the day. Plus, she got very defiant! She teased and taunted her sister all day, she destroyed a box of crayons, she got a smart mouth and she decided it would be a good idea to horse-kick me when I attempted to haul her to her room for a much-needed time-out! Today started off much like yesterday. I'm looking at the clock. It is 10:00 a.m. and June is thrashing through another time-out! She's currently screaming under the door, "Mom, you have made me really disappointed in you," and "Mom, you are making a bad choice!" I just love to have my parenting skills mirrored back by a raging 4-year-old! So this is real, raw parenting in a nut-shell! You stick to you guns even though you want to either laugh or cry, and you spend most of your time
deluding yourself that it's just a stage, it will pass. But it always ends the same, with a few tears, a hug, a "sorry mama" and here we go all over again!
Most of you will look at these pictures and say to yourselves, "Oh June, what a sweet, sweet girl!" And on most occasions, you would be spot-on! However, I am currently posting in the heat of drama-central! June has a hard time with change - I mean any change. If I change her sheets, she panics, if I change her bath towel, she comes unglued! If I change her daily schedule in any way, I usually end up with a tantrum or two! Well, yesterday Daddy left to go on a river trip with the Young Men in the ward, and June has not responded well! She cried after dropping him off at the church, she cried through lunch, and then proceeded to cry periodically throughout the rest of the day. Plus, she got very defiant! She teased and taunted her sister all day, she destroyed a box of crayons, she got a smart mouth and she decided it would be a good idea to horse-kick me when I attempted to haul her to her room for a much-needed time-out! Today started off much like yesterday. I'm looking at the clock. It is 10:00 a.m. and June is thrashing through another time-out! She's currently screaming under the door, "Mom, you have made me really disappointed in you," and "Mom, you are making a bad choice!" I just love to have my parenting skills mirrored back by a raging 4-year-old! So this is real, raw parenting in a nut-shell! You stick to you guns even though you want to either laugh or cry, and you spend most of your time deluding yourself that it's just a stage, it will pass. But it always ends the same, with a few tears, a hug, a "sorry mama" and here we go all over again!
8 comments:
Oh Jess! I have at one time or another felt your pain!! Hang in there and as soon as your husband gets home hand over the kidlettes and go on a girls night!! I recently had to deal with this when I went to Idaho without Josh and the first 3 days bentley would tell me we were minus one family member and daddy isn't part of our family anymore and he is so disappointed in me for not bringing daddy with us! I have been back a week and a half now and I am headed to the day spa this saturday for the ENTIRE day!! Girl you've earned it!!
I know this probably isn't the best time for this but I just love smart little kids! I know they can be a handful at this stage but I really think they are going to make really interesting and amazing adults you know? Your doing great. She loves you and as long as it ends in kisses and hugs that's all that matters.
wow, that def. made me laugh "mom, i'm very disappointed in you!" i can imagine that is what you were like?! :)
ps. how are the boys reacting to Kolby these days?!
I know how you feel. Cole put Caulder in time out the other day and we could hear him in his room yelling, "Are you listening to me dad? I DO NOT want you to come in my room! Do you hear me?" And it's always harder when Daddy's gone. When Cole came home from his last training Caulder asked him, "What are you doin' at my house?" I think he forgot Cole still lives there! Thanks for the pics of the girls. They always cheer me up. I can't wait to see you guys.
PS - I just checked my own blog and saw your comment about Junie's prayers for us. It made me cry. Please tell her how much it means to us, and that I know her prayers are extra special. If anyone can get a miracle for our little one it's your girls. We love you guys so much.
I hope the weekend comes soon for you. 4-year-olds are the greatest.... the same sass as the 2-year-olds, but it just isn't as cute anymore.
Good luck with the rest of your day. It makes it so hard when your kids are having such a hard day. I did get a good laught out of it since it is not my kiddo's acting that way. Reese, my oldest is a handful too so, I sympathsise? with you. Good luck again!
Oh Jess! I'm so sorry! At least she's not yelling worse things at you. Then, that would for sure make you feel bad for the mirrored parenting. That's one of those things that you'll laugh at for a long time- just not now.
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