Let's Be Real

This would be the face of a challenging child...I love this face as much as her happy face.

So last night was one of those nights when you just have to wonder why. I am going about my business like I always do and everyone else is just off the wall crazy. I know what some of you are thinking and no I am not the crazy one, at least that is what I keep telling myself and I think it is working. But seriously it was one of those evenings that started out good and just went spiraling out of control and it happened so fast that once it started there is no going back. Both the kids were a little on the challenging side and when this happens at the same time I have to wonder if they are working together to see if mom will get that crazy look on her face. My girl confuses me sometimes, I don't always understand why her phrase for the day is "I don't like that" when it just comes down to maybe she just doesn't want it. I also love it when my cooking always stinks...always. I have a tough skin so I keep on cooking. My boy well he was just a little to hyper last night, couldn't sit still and he was very loud. Moments like these, well they do make me a little crazy so what does someone like me do? I take a phone call and block it all out. I walk away from my girl and find a not so quiet spot in the living room and drift off in conversation. Now this works for me but is not always the best thing to do because when you have kids that are demanding attention that I just can't give them; things have the potential to go bad and that is what happened. We ended up with water sprinkled on pillows, the couch and floor. Now I have to back up a bit because yes the kids were challenging me and well I was challenging Denis. This happens a lot because I do take a laid back approach to things and he takes on more of a direct approach to things and that is how I think we balance each other out. I don't have the energy to get upset about all the little things that don't go my way, if I did you would have one very high strung person needing some kind of help from one of those doctors that sit in a chair while I lay on the couch. So last night we are going to file that one away under "Things not to do again". So yes I love my kids but let's be for real I can be that mom that posts about the awesome character of my kids but they are not perfect they are kids that are constantly pushing and challenging to see if we are all still on the same page and hoping that the rules no longer apply. This is what kids do and this is what you want your kids to do, it is healthy but we have to as parents find a way to maintain our sanity when it happens. I am off to awaken my girl...today is a new day. Thank goodness for that!