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UnsinkableKristen

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  1. Thanks for asking :001_smile:! It's going better. I made it through the depths of despair that I used to call "Rest Time". DS6 fell asleep (he still naps every now and then, he is just SO high octane) and I put the other three in the girls room with the iPad and Super Why on netflix. Then I poured a small glass of wine, turned on some music, cried, and then got out my notebook and colored sharpies and proceeded to try to make a new game plan for those times of the day that seem to always produce a crisis: rest time, 5pm, and bedtime. It still needs lots of tweaking and input from DH, but with all of your suggestions I think that I can power through this. Thank you all SO MUCH for the hugs and sympathy. I read them and just burst out crying. I really needed some one to understand and you all did. Thanks :)
  2. First of all, this really isn't a JAWM thread. I need actual advice here. ALL of my kids are in "high needs" seasons right now. I have NO idea how to cope. DD7 & DS6 are each in the process of being diagnosed for ADHD. DD7 is very, very emotional. DS6 is very, very, very, very hyperactive. DD3 is ... 3. She is obstinate, pushing boundaries, and trying to exert her tiny authority. DS 10mos is teething, growing, and not sleeping AT ALL. Individually, I know what to do about all of this. I know I need to listen and empathize with DD7. I know she needs attention and conversation and constructive activities to feel good. DS6 needs ACTIVITY. He needs to run and he needs a good strong routine. He probably needs medication (sigh. sigh. sigh.). He needs an understanding parent and an advocate and someone to be patient with him. DD3 needs a firm parent, constant reinforcement and redirection. And major consistency. DS10 mos needs to be snuggled. Lots of snuggles. My problem, though, is how am I supposed to do these things ALL AT ONCE?? When it's quiet time and DD3 WILL NOT stay in her room and is screaming in anger, and DS10 mos is crying because he is exhausted and needs to nurse and nap, and DD7 wants to talk because she is upset and DS6 is trying to be quiet but just. can't. do. it. and then wakes up the baby and and and... you know?? Every one of them needs me. And needs a lot of me. And needs me to be the grown up. But I am exhausted and so tired of putting out fires right and left. DH is so helpful, but he still has to work during the day. That leaves me up all night with the non-sleeping baby and up all day with the non sleeping baby & toddler. Hive, please tell me you have a silver bullet or a magic pill :001_smile:
  3. She was giving her impression, not an insult. Sometimes it's helpful to see how we are perceived, even we are being authentic :) !
  4. Well...she is his kid, too. He should probably have some say in what she gets to do :tongue_smilie:.
  5. Chris Rice has a wonderful cd of some slightly (very slightly) reworked hymns. It's just a single man singing, so I don't know if that is what you are looking for, but it is wonderful. It's titled "Peace Like A River".
  6. :lol: It REALLY is amazing how true this is.
  7. Okay. I made it. 4/4 children have been bathed or showered. 2/4 children are in bed. 1/1 Mom has had chocolate, diet dr pepper, and a husband who supervised bedroom cleaning. And I am now off to clean the kitchen in peace and quiet (via headphones and a good lecture) while the big kids watch the Olympics. Thank you Hive!!
  8. Okay. Deep breath. I got all the kids on the couch and told them that the cartoons and popcorn would flow free as long as they didn't talk. So far it's working. Wooossaaahhhhh...... ;)
  9. My son's fish died today. The toilet overflowed. It's 105 degrees outside and will be 109 for the next two days. The toddler wants to YELL EVERYTHING. And not nap. I REALLY need her to nap. The toddler also wants to spill everything. Like chocolate milk all over the kitchen and a full cup of milk spit on the carpet. The baby keeps getting woken up by the toddler. He's gotten a five minute nap this afternoon. Five. Minutes. The eldest broke a big rule and then lied about it and the (pre-known) consequence kept the rest of us from going to a fun outing. I am out of liquor. ETA: I misspelled the title of this thread. Which is annoying. And now both baby and toddler are crying. *** I know the day will get better. But I could really use someone else telling me that today! :glare:
  10. I would rent an RV and take a LONG road trip :). I would go up the west coast and then back down through the mountains. Sigh. That sounds so wonderful. :D
  11. This. Exactly. This is what my mom does and it makes a HUGE difference in how the kids feel about her. They adore her and beg **BEG** to spend "their week" at her house.
  12. :grouphug: and try to find a way to do video chat. Facetime, Skype, etc. The kids and I facetime with my Mom every morning while she and I drink coffee and do dishes. I prop my phone up on the kitchen table and each kid gets to chat with her, even the 10 month old. He grins HUGE whenever he sees her :D. Then they go play, and I prop the phone in my cabinet and we chat while we do our dishes or putter around the kitchen. It's almost (almost) like having her there with me and then when we do get to see her, the kids are SO happy. The 3 year old probably sees my mom more via facetime then she does my MIL who lives 20 minutes away (whom we see often!). All that to say :grouphug::grouphug: and you are a good grandmother (and MIL!) to miss them so.
  13. Beautiful!! They look great! I have wanted dreads for a few years, and when my hair was super long I looked around into having them professionally done, but I couldn't find ANYONE around here that did them on "white girl" hair :lol:. Eventually I just chopped my hair off because I got tired of waiting. Anyway - LOVE yours!
  14. I haven't thought about this cake in FOREVER!! Oh my word, I need it, I need it now. Bless you.
  15. There is a difference between feeling sympathy for her and feeling sadness at watching some one **anyone** fall so far that they would all but prostitute themselves. That is just SAD, no matter who it is or how despicable their choices have been.
  16. I know she made some thoughtless and selfish choices, but this just breaks my heart.
  17. :lol: :iagree:Looks like I need to listen to another lecture :D
  18. Holy cow those look good! It's a shame DH doesn't like coconut....I would have to make them and eat them all by myself :D
  19. Seriously, there are days when it's all business and curriculum and then there are some days where it seems we are just one match shy of a brush fire. On that note - Any one have a good dessert recipe you can share? What do you have that is out-of-this-world decadent? My old standby favorite it an Eclair Dessert (which I'm sure everyone has had). This is identical to the one I make, except I use melted bakers chocolate.
  20. Thanks!! I found it on another message board and it was so fun and cheerful that I just had to bring it here with me :).

     

    I actually always love seeing yours, too! I LOVE Calvin & Hobbes :)

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