I always hear about how you need to pray for patience when it comes to your children, why do we have to pray for so much patience? Why not pray for sanity? I think if we prayed for more sanity, patience may come easier to those who are sane.
I do think this weekend took the cake for Benson and Britton pushing every possible button I have in my body. WHY?!??!?! Well let's just start off with Friday night when we got home for the day..........
Benson tells me he needs to go to the bathroom. So when Benson has to go to the bathroom and do his "business" I let him shut and lock the door, because if not Britton will throw things at him while he is sitting there (and that is just another story). So he is in the bathroom FOREVER, and I finally knock on the door to see if he is OK, and he tells me, "DON'T COME IN!" Well of course that is a dead give away that he is doing something he is not suppose to. I get a nail and open the door and sure enough, there is Benson with all of my makeup drawing a HUGE PIG (actually a really good one for a three year old), all over my mirror. Yes funny, I admit... but that was just the first thing. Other things that happened this weekend include: Slip and slide in the bathroom with all of their new hair soap and body wash, Britton getting his finger stuck up Benson's nose (that was ALMOST a 911 call), Benson trying to climb out his window while we were driving, Britton throwing tantrums, Benson thinking his favorite word is "NO", and the grand finale.... drum roll please..... Egg time in the kitchen! Yes Eggs everywhere. I think the boys are sleeping so I take a shower and when I turn the water off all I hear is Britton screaming his head off! I run to find Benson had just cracked an egg over his head! Eggs on the walls, floors, windows! I am laughing as I am writing this, but I was praying to stay SANE while it happened.
The thing is, they are good boys. So why do they feel the need to push me? It is amazing how far they have come with in the last two years (thanks a bunch to Nanny 911, good show for all parents) but it is almost as if they know if they are going to do something bad they might as well go all out because they already know they are in trouble. It is funny how your parents tell you they hope you have children that are exactly like you were as a child, I am so sorry mom!!!!!!!!!!! I must have been a handful!
1 comment:
hey ya lacy. all of your stories remind me of my life with jace from about one to four and a half. so i can relate a little too much. hang in there. it's sooo nice when they start being better but i miss jace at that age. it will get better! deep breath.
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