I’m in one of those moods today – you know, when you know in your mind that you are lucky in life and have nothing serious to complain about, yet still am in a bad mood and not happy. That’s me today.
I mentioned in my previous post that my son is being difficult. He’s adorable and wonderful but taking care of him is draining. He’s constantly pushing the limits – for instance, he’ll ask for milk, then throws it back at me when I give it to him, because he wanted juice. How did I not know he wanted juice? Except if I give him juice, he wants water.
Also, we came back from our Memorial Day weekend to a broken stove – two out of four burners don’t work – the big burners of course. And the dishwasher doesn’t drain anymore, we have a workaround but it’s really annoying. I’m just not ready to have to go out and buy new ones.
One of my jobs isn’t working out also – don’t want to go into details here but I’m really upset over it. Finding a perfect balance isn’t easy, that’s for sure.
Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.
Photo credit: Jen DeCesari
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I get days like that too Jodi, hope everything works out with your job!!!
Oh, my kid used to do that with drinks (and food, and clothes, and books, and toys), too. I just kept saying, cheerfully and matter-of-factly, “Okay, if you won’t take what you asked me for, you don’t get anything.” And eventually he got over it. But man, that was a tough phase.
I hope things get better soon.
Hang in there Jodi!
This too shall pass, as with every little phase out kids torment and drain us with. I’ve found that it’s very helpful to give two choices for everything. He asks for milk, I repeat as i get the glass “would you like milk or juice?” This gives him the quick out to change his mind, but forces him to make a decision. Then you can simply tell him…this is what you asked for, we don’t waste so finish your milk and I’ll gladly get you some water.
For what it’s worth, I found your little guy to be adorable, polite and very sweet!