Like this "pasta spoon" that belongs to the kids' kitchen set...
DUN...
DUN....
DUN....
Sometimes I feel like it watches me. Dirty poon. (intentional typo)
So I posted a similar picture on Facebook. Ben's favorite dress up this week is superhero princess. I am super confused by people who get ripped up over this. Ben has not asked to wear a dress out yet, but I figure it is bound to come up. Will I let him? Of course!
I asked Alya to cooperate for a picture....
While Ben has taken the post as "most difficult child" lately, Alya definitely gets my vote for most generally annoying while being super adorable at the same time. It isn't a myth that twins flip flop with who is the good/bad kid. I promise this is a real phenomenon, and, generally, both kids will not be all bad or all good at the same time. One kid will be "good" and the other will be B.A.D.
For example, I have asked Ben 5,983,063,267,985 times to sit on his rear end on the couch. They are watching their post snack cartoon, and he is balancing oddly on his head in a manner that makes me think his neck might snap. Now, I appreciate that I am ridiculously negative and pessimistic, but seriously, I don't need the kid getting a neck injury. What doesn't he understand about "PLEASE DON'T TRY TO PRECARIOUSLY BALANCE YOUR ENTIRE AWKWARD 4 YEAR OLD BODY ON THE TIP OF YOUR HEAD"? Seems simple enough, no?
Alya being the "good" kid right now simply means she isn't sick, she is relatively cooperative about her daily chores (dressing herself, cleaning up after herself, etc.), and she has had appropriate manners. She still tried to bite me yesterday and she hit her brother twice this morning. I think I also heard her say "bullshit" under her breath. I could go on, but I don't want to taint that "good kid" idea you have in your mind. She is shy and somewhat meek, but never angelic. In fact, I think she is my Scorpio side of my Scorpio/Sagittarius cusp babies....she will sting you when you least expect it.
Damn Scorpios.
The bad kid, well, I am not sure if I want to blog about him today. Ben is hateful lately just for the sake of being hateful, and, that quality, which all kids exhibit at some point or another, is oft the bain of my existence. So, since none of you had any breakfast ideas, riddle me this.....or rather, just answer the question.
If spanking and time out don't work, what is next?
He's a sensitive Sagittarius (other side of that cusp). FRANCIE....what punishment did you hate most as a child?
I need parenting help, and I ain't too proud to beg.
Fe hated that Time Out chair. She was so embarrassed when she had to sit there. Ben was definitely the BAD SEED this weekend. He smacked Alya and yelled at her for touching one of his trucks. He screamed so loud and shrill that I couldn't even understand what he was saying. Alya, on the other hand, was so dang sweet. She was giving me lots of hugs and kisses :) I adore my Twinkees and had so much fun with them this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMandatory labor. Luke decided to be hateful this week, so I made him follow me everywhere or he'd lose every toy he ever loved (Playstation II, Nintendo DS, etc.). I made it very convincing when I threw away a toy of Abby's (it was broken, but he didn't know that til Abby told him later), and told him that's what would happen to his games. I refuse to have a child hit just because his sister pronounced a word incorrectly (I swear, liquor just doesn't cut it, so why bother?). I've given up on spanking unless the "crime" they've committed is truly offensive.
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