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where did she go????

my normally content and pleasant daughter has turned into a whine fest this week! i am soooooo done with it. she cried for 45 minutes this morning over the fact i would give her nothing but water to drink. she had already had 3 glasses of milk and 1 glass of juice. this is not normal for her and driving me to insanity.

i'm fearing summer this year. while i do have some fun times planned just getting through our days might prove to be more of a struggle. mapboy can't stand the noise of anyone else, although he makes more noise than anyone in the house himself. princess just wants to play with him and he just wants to be left alone.

this is a new dynamic for our family this year. so if anyone has any creative ways to structure summer or deal with sibling issues - PLEASE!!!!!!!

i know my dear sister out there surely has some great advice - her kids all get along and are so good. and while i'm doing my best to ignore the whining i can still really hear it:)


i really want to have a summer that i enjoy my kids. they are finally old enough to do so many things and just up and go, but not if we can't get a long at home!

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The Gang's Momma! said…
I don't know if I'm full of good advice about dealing with the heart of the issue, but I found a fun way to deal with the behavior and it tickled me in the process :) (After all, if we can't have fun at our kids' expense once in a while, what's the point, right?!) :) grin :)

Once when Dr. D and LadyBug were being particularly irritating to each other and thus all of us around them, I warned them that the next time I caught them being selfish and mean and taunting, I'd tie them together. They didn't believe me. But I did it! I took a couple soft bandannas (we had scads of them from a "hoe down" my hubby attended at a work conference in TX)and tied them together at the wrist and the elbow.

Except for bathroom breaks and nap time, they had to negotiate everything about their day TOGETHER and cooperate. NO dragging of little sis was allowed. It was hilarious for all of us to watch and no one needed tv that rainy day. But they also learned to think of the other while thinking of and acting in their own self-interests. It set up some great conversation starters and we still refer to it today - 6 years later :)

Plus, I had a great time giggling over it all that day!
May 8, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Kendra said…
I am going through the exact same thing. I keep thinking I must plan activities, that won’t break the bank of course, and keep my kiddos busy and happy this summer. I don’t think I can spend all of my days at home … I will go crazy!

My oldest who is 7 has been so annoyed with his brother and sister lately and keeps saying he just needs some alone time! :)

Good luck with the planning. I wish I had advice … but I am coming up empty. lol At least it is nice to know I am not alone! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog ~ I hope you will be back.
May 8, 2008 at 9:51 PM
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