I think, in the past, I may have painted a picture of bliss here in McNabb Land. I may have led you to believe that we live in the kind of bliss where my girls are best friends and always get along, my husband is super helpful, and my Laneybug is the perfect angel. Ha!
My girls have usually started fighting before they've even walked in the door after school. With a 9 year old know-it-all and a 6 year old whiner, life is rarely peaceful here after 3 o'clock. Don't get me wrong. I have good kids. For the most part. But man, they like to fight. Alot. I can often be heard (I'm talking daily here!) saying:
"don't hit her!"
"use your words, not your fists!"
"keep your tongue in your mouth!"
"she wouldn't bite you if you'd leave her alone!"
"do NOT choke the dog!"
"turn loose of her hair!"
"stop licking her food!"
"WHY did you kick her?"
"I don't CARE who started it, I'm stopping it.... NOW!"
"don't sit on your sister's head!"
"let go of her neck, you're gonna kill her!"
"take the pillow off of her face and help her up....NOW!"
"stop crying! WHY are you crying? Well, someone looking at you isn't a valid reason to start crying!"
"why did you hit her?"
"no, you can't move out or run away from home! If I gotta be here, so do you!"
"put the phone down! it is not a weapon!"
"no, you can not change clothes AGAIN! When you start doing the laundry, THEN you can wear 3 outfits everyday. This is NOT the Oscars or the Emmy's and you do NOT need a wardrobe change!"
While I am playing referee, someone (not to name names-Bobby!) retreats to the garage so fast it'll give you whiplash. There I am, left "holding the bag" while he goes off to play with his car. Men! Not that I'm trying to imply that he's a total waste of space. Don't get me wrong. He's an awesome father and husband. He just lacks patience when it comes to the fussing and has this habit to "cut and run" when things get loud around here. So goes the life of a mommy, I suppose.
But there you have it, a brief look into the daily goings on here in McNabb Land.
My jaw is SO sore today. The surgeon was really awesome and I don't have any pain from HIS actual tooth extraction site. The stitches are a little annoying and tender, but I guess that's to be expected with stitches. For those of you curious about what he did during the surgery, here's a brief rundown. My jaw was infected from when the last dentist got hold of me. He had to cut my gum line (at the bottom extraction site) and drain the infection. He then stitched that area before cutting my top tooth out and stitching up that area. He informed me that I have a mouth full of stitches now and will need to come back so that he can make sure that my fractured jaw is healing like it now should. I will probably continue to have pain for awhile longer, but it won't be anything as near as bad as what it was. Praise God! This is almost over finally!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta go grab a whistle and get back to refereeing these kids! Hugs to you all:)
You have such a way with words. Most moms would not be able to just curl up in a ball and sleep until the pain went away. I was so hoping you would get a little rest to jump start the healing process. I look forward to a post that says you do not have any more pain. Hope that comes soon for you. Also I hope your girls will help to maintain order and semi-quiet while you go about the business of healing. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteOh man, and I thought dealing with fussy/destructive child was bad!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you should be feeling better eventually!
Oh lord I have said some of the very same things. The things that come out of my mouth sometimes are so ridiculous...never in a million years did I think I would tell my child not to bite the dog. LOL There should be mom referee classes. LOL
ReplyDeleteHA! HA! Some of those were pretty funny. My two know how to argue like champs too. It's the sarcasm I hate the most, but unfortunately they learn a lot of that from me, go figure.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have an eight year old know it all so I know exactly what you are talking about there. He often tries to have the last word even with me and his dad. Grrrrr.... But ya know, it makes me wonder, how much of this did we do to our own parents and have obviously just blocked out of memory?
This post sounds very familiar! ;)
ReplyDeleteAny parent who maintains that their house is always peaceful and that their kids always love each other and never fight, is obviously NEVER at home! I can remember having to share a room with my sister who was 14 months younger than me but who was totally different in character. We spent a major part of our growing up years trying to kill each other and I can remember a line being drawn across the room - not sure if it was by us or our parents. Eventually we got our own rooms and then we could tolerate each other.
ReplyDeleteSounds a lot like my house. And it's spring break this week so they're all home, including the kids I babysit! ACK! Pray for me! LOL
ReplyDeleteYour jaw sounds horrible!! I hope you are feeling better soon.
My kids fight all the time too! And I'm shocked at how violent they can be with one another!! I'm hoping all this will change in a few more years and they'll appreciate each other even more. A mom can dream, right?
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon!