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June 21, 2006
Fighting
Ah, summer... that lovely time of year when I get to sleep in until 7:30. Those fabulous months when I am not awoken by the screeching of an alarm, but instead by the banshee-like wailing of my daughter as my son picks a fight with her. The child based snooze alarm is better still, as it is a combo of my charming little boy hollering at the top of his lungs calling her a name, and she reacts with the "sick-cow" wail in unison with his outburst, thusly ensuring that I don't think of choosing the snooze option again.
It has been thus since they got out of school, and may well continue to be so. I am sure one day they will be best friends.. in maybe... 20-25 years. As of now they swing between mild annoyance of each other's existence to bloody-hell rage. Tis but for me to try and get in the middle of it- and reason with two children under the age of 8 and get them to not fight with one another... as I am sure you are aware- reasoning with a child under the age of 8 is difficult in it's own right, but that much harder when trying to talk a six year old girl out of the idea that her brother is a big bully-stupid-head. My son is no more cooperative- as he is convinced he has "The worst sister in the world ever". (His quote, not mine).
As I have said before, I am an only child and the whole sibling dynamic makes no sense to me what-so-ever... But I am assured it is normal. I just hope I come out of parenthood at least half as sane as I went in.... The odds are NOT in my favor.
Posted by TheFreud at June 21, 2006 8:35 AM
Comments
You were only 1/2 sane when you went into perenthood. what makes you think you'll come out of it with no loss?
Love,
Dad
Posted by: Dad at June 23, 2006 11:36 AM
And just what did you think "bi-polarism was?? It has nothing to do with imbalances...it's being an only child going into parenthood, thinking that its a piece of cake...bah-hahahhahahahahhahhahahahhahahha...gotcha!!!
i love you,
mom
Posted by: Mom at June 28, 2006 1:37 AM
