Thank you, I am doing better. I cancelled the cart.
There was a bad flu going around. It seems like its made its way around and we're all done now.
I think my inflammation has been partly triggered by years worth of chronic stress and spent a few days just letting go of things.
I've made efforts to reduce the need for hyper vigilance on my part. I don't know if you've ever experienced this as a mom, but have you ever had a period of time where you've had to be extra hyper vigilant and then someone took the kids for a little bit and maybe your plan was to do something, but instead you just crash? Like your body realizes how tired it is and you are finally able to relax and go to sleep?
That's me today.
@Wynona…I know your kids are little… key is to be ahead of them…not the follower who is always reacting…it’s exhausting and frustrating.
We Had, baby, 2yr old, 4 yr old, and daily 2 yr old niece, and often 4 yr old neighbor to play…
Was fortunate to have a “playroom”, no toys in bedrooms.
Never waited for them to be “hungry”… never planned, shopping, appointments, during their naps/ calm, cuddle, movie, story time.
Invested in several kids cheap Dr kits…and also a real stethoscope, kids wrist watches, candy “pills medicine”… and rested while they took turns being “sick”… wrapping “broken arms, ankles”, in ace bandages, each-other, dolls, daddy, mommy…”patients”.
…no matter the chore… cooking….they had a low cupboard to climb in, bowls, pans, to play, put on their heads, roll around…
Outside, yard work, chop wood, rake, yep drug out barbie houses, dolls, cars, kids rakes, kids tool boxes, blocks, scattered all over the patio.
…clean up…more so asking, where does this go…rather than “telling” … can you get it back to “it’s place”? Good Job!
…they all had banks, (even niece and Neighbor kid)… and got a nickel, dime or quarter “for their helping in clean up”…
My kids got their “bank money once a year, before Christmas to spend on gifts, of their choice to give or for themselves”…first time spending was all about “them”…thereafter they experiencing not “Participating in Giving” … the change became evident of disappointment, no gift for their sibling, parent, g- ma, friend, teacher…and literally began asking for “jobs to do” to earn money.
We obliged!
“you” Sweep porch every day…”you” keep shoe pile by door in order…”you” gather silverware off table after supper…simple, no reminder, notice, praise, reward or not.
Laundry…? each kid had own “small dresser” we attached a Number to each drawer.
They would carry and put their own clean clothes, in the particular Numbered drawer.
Back and forth they walked getting each pile for each drawer. They Busy and occupied, as we sat relaxed.
Point… again Lead, be organized, and take a rest…if a kid is big enough to get a toy, clothes, shoes from a box, drawer, shelf… they are ready to be trained…the rewards of putting things back… out-way the frustration and wasted time of always looking for something.
Bottom line… kids are a Blessing and a Joy …
IF we are willing to invest our time IN “Them”rather then getting sidetracked and worrying about “Stuff,” to the point of exhaustion.
God bless you.
Glory to God,
Taken
