November 12th 2013 (11/12/13)
I did NOT even notice the date "funny" until I cracked open Facebook....sad I know. If I learn something new from Facebook then I need to get out more in my opinion!
Ever listen to your self and realize what a raving lunatic you are? I yell at my kids, more like shout out commands, and I forget that sound carries in our neighborhood. So hubby was home doing a virtual class and I told the kids that they needed to be quiet when they walked into the house. Next thing I know they are running towards garage door, flinging it open and yelling at each other. So it was at this point I find myself loudly proclaiming, "STOP YELLING AND BE QUIET OR I WILL BEAT YOU SENSELESS!". Yes, that was a mother of the year vote for me...
The Lawyer is sick...I am not surprised. She has a horrible cough but thankfully only a low grade temp, although if you ask her she is dying.... Now Monkey is not liking the amount of attention that the Lawyer is getting and has begun to cough and complain she needs medicine too. Either my kids need more attention or they are hooked on OTC meds....I hope it is the former!
Speaking of Monkey...she has been giving me fits. I mean I may need meds if she doesn't get thru this phase. She has suddenly become very picky and finicky about her food. She has always been open to trying new things but as of late she doesn't even want her usual favorites. I am not sure if it is the fall allergies wreaking havoc on her taste and smell or if she is just going thru a phase. She only wants processed foods which I detest BUT I find I lean on to get my kids fed. I hate it but I do it. And I have created monsters in the process. I tried to be good but then you get tired or they go thru a picky phase and you cave...then they have you. Ever watch one of those kids that pitch a fit when they don't get what they want and the parent is so embarrassed that they buy it anyways to get the kid to shut up and stop making a scene? I was never one of those parents, yet with food I AM! I let them shame me into giving them what they want instead of what they need and now I am stuck. I am working on Monkey to get unstuck though. I gave her an ultimatum about remembering her school planner and it has worked. She brings it home almost every day. Now I am having to play hard ball on the food issue. I hate it b/c I had to go thru it as a kid b/c I was picky and I think it is a fine line. I think if it is a new food, making them eat the entire plate is just stupid...dad. They should try a bite as many times as you fix it and you hope that one time it is a hit. I have to do that now for myself on new foods as I may not have liked it as a kid or even a while ago but a different prep of it may be just the ticket. But when it is a food they like and they suddenly refuse it? Nah, momma ain't going there!
Monkey likes to fake a stomach ache and say she doesn't feel good then suddenly get bouncy or ask for cookies when you back off. Last night she looked a little pale and complained of her stomach hurting in the car (a school stomach bug is going around so I took her seriously on this one) so I didn't make her eat anything but her favorite green beans. (I will admit I did not get them seasoned as well as I normally do so they were a bit bland but that has not stopped her before.) She ate her bread and then said, after two beans eaten, that she did not feel good. I told her sorry to hear that but the next meal was breakfast. She tried a sausage biscuit at breakfast the next day, spit the bite out, then ate most of her cheerios and biscuits. No complaints. She ate the ham, cheese and apples I sent for lunch, no complaints (today was PTO meeting so I always eat lunch with her before the meeting so hence how I knew). Tonight I fixed her a homemade burrito. I have done this before with success. I tried a new recipe last week and it was not good, so I went back to my old one. I even toasted in the oven like she likes her frozen one. She started eating on it and said it was ok then saw the cinnamon tortilla crisps I made (recipe taken from thepioneerwoman.com) she suddenly didn't want her burrito. Yeah right sister. When she began to sit and argue with me and stop eating, I decided she was done. I took her plate and scraped it into a bowl and put it in the fridge. I told her nothing else to eat until tomorrow. THEN...I made her take her vitamins as I had been forgetting and I am going to experiment and see if her pickyness goes away. I will let you know....
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