'War Stories'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I told them they could help me wash dishes or sweep leaves if they could not find something to play together. I also told them that sitting on the sidelines and pouting is not the same thing as the other two not playing with you.
They each want to play something different, but they do not want to play alone.
I had an unfortunate phone exchange with crazy older sister today. Hang ups, unpleasant voicemails and texts followed.
Cash, I am so sorry.
Ugh, Cash.
the whiniest poutiest things today
Well, on that note: today's 9 am meeting is now (and I mean this minute) rescheduled for 9 am Thursday. Grump.
They each want to play something different, but they do not want to play alone.
Ooh! I saw that very episode on the show Ni Hao Kai-Lan! Which is a show for much younger kids.
As I recall, it presented the very important concept of "taking turns."
Oh Cash. Yuck.
I did find my pink beads. They were in a box lid under my fleece jacket in my room. Need to make 2 more ornaments before Saturday.
I remember in Gilligan's A Different Voice, she describes boys' play as constituting a huge amount of negotiation--which game, who goes first, where home plate is, whether the invisible ray actually hit you, etc, with every boy jockeying for position.
Working out the pack pecking order.
My last text read: "Good luck with your job search. I hope you find one before you alienate all your family and friends with your hostility."
The good news in the mess of boy play is that aside from getting upset more than anyone else (like to tears everytime someone is upset), mac is THE BEST at negotiating solutions. We have had to model that behavior for him SO MUCH that he is now better than his peers.