I need a hug.

[Fishbone†]

I want to send you some hugs for your bad day. I hope it has been better since.

I do have to say, the lunch in the hamper made me giggle and has inspired me to start a thread on funny/crazy/annoying things your kids have done. I'm expecting a little boy in February, and want to be as informed and prepared as possible.

 

[GothTink]

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Sorry you're having such a bad day OP. Hopefully by now it's gotten better. I only have one child, so I don't really know about the craziness of getting more than 1 out the door in the morning. However, when she started to give me a really hard time in the morning, I turned it back on her. I made her go to bed 1/2 hour earlier every night, and get up 1/2 hour earlier every morning. Of course it meant I was going with less sleep, but I think the calm in the morning was well worth the tradeoff. She often would watch TV in the morning which was causing a lot of the problems, so I stopped that. Told her the only time the TV could go on was after she was COMPLETELY ready -- dressed, hair brushed, teeth brushed, backpack/snack packed, etc. ONLY then would I allow the TV on. It worked, thank goodness.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

 

[JR6ooo4]

Normal kid stuf and a set of lost keys??? Those are very small problems compared to many many others, here on the DIS.

Mikeeee

 

[Fishbone†]

Normal kid stuf and a set of lost keys??? Those are very small problems compared to many many others, here on the DIS.

Mikeeee

Try the back button buddy.

 

[John Smith1]

Try the back button buddy.

Good one!

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Normal kid stuf and a set of lost keys??? Those are very small problems compared to many many others, here on the DIS.

Mikeeee

And I'm sure someone else on the DIS has it harder than you. Feel better now that you've made someone already feeling down a bit worse?

 

[bookgirl]

Normal kid stuf and a set of lost keys??? Those are very small problems compared to many many others, here on the DIS.

Mikeeee

Wondered how long it'd be before they came out. It's her bad day, not yours why don't you go find someone you find worthy of a few kind words and remember this moment when your karma kicks in.

OP have a hug.

 

[C.Ann]

 

[clarabelle]

Normal kid stuf and a set of lost keys??? Those are very small problems compared to many many others, here on the DIS.

Mikeeee

So
I am asking -when do you get to complain?

At what level is it bad enough to say something? What would make the post cross the line for you? If the dog died? Car Wrecked?
House fire?

Sometimes you just need to vent. Biscuitsmom didn't say -I have it worse than everyone else -she just said -I need a hug.

 

[Cindy B]

Hope you have a better day.

Have your kids start packing their own lunch-- especially after finding it there.

I would also reserve his lunch he hid as either a lunch on Monday or tonight's dinner.

 

[Biscuitsmom31]

Thanks for the hugs and encouragement! I'm feeling much better now. It was just a frustrating morning. It's awfully nice to have my DIS friends to whine to from time to time.

I sure hope I find my car keys. It's the only set I have. I'm also interested to hear what excuse DS is gonna come up with for the lunch.

 

[luvdzny]

Normal kid stuf and a set of lost keys??? Those are very small problems compared to many many others, here on the DIS.

Mikeeee

So true!!!! That is exactly what I was thinking!

 

[wishspirit]

Normal kid stuf and a set of lost keys??? Those are very small problems compared to many many others, here on the DIS.

Mikeeee

So true!!!! That is exactly what I was thinking!

I'm sorry, did you just create a scale in which only problems above and beyond what you deem as acceptable may be posted??

She asked for a hug, not for someone to belittle her life, if you want to make yourself feel better by making others feel bad, could you find another board?

 

[luvdzny]

Not trying to belittle, just saying that her day is a normal day in the life of families with kids. Not really sure how that would be making me fell better, but for a lot of people that would be considered an average day.

 

[sunnyday123]

Not trying to belittle, just saying that her day is a normal day in the life of families with kids. Not really sure how that would be making me fell better, but for a lot of people that would be considered an average day.

It is an average day with kids. However, when you have 4 or 5 of them, back to back, it gets a little overwhelming. Yea, there are bigger problems out there, but it doesn't make this one smaller and insignificant. Pretty much every one of my mornings starts out like this, DD can't find something, doesn't want to get up...I need a hug or a drink by 8am. I know how this poster feels, and she shouldn't be made to feel like she doesn't have the right to feel frustrated. Geez!

 

[ZPT1022]

OP- My seven year old is terrible about getting ready so I feel your pain there.

It's like herding geese, isn't it? UGH! It gets better. My youngest used to soak
up her soup with paper towels and throw them in the trash. One night she put
her peas down the air vent and "hid" her cut up hot dog in her milk. It was an adventure trying to feed that kid! Hang in there!

I was going to say it's like herding cats- darn near impossible sometimes


My brother used to be like your daughter- he really hated potatoes. One night we had mashed potatoes and we also had dinner rolls. Knowing that my mom would make him eat the potatoes but not the bread he hollowed out the dinner roll and put the potatoes in it. Sure enough, asks to be excused, mom says sure, and says "Hey, I'll have that roll if you're not eating it", grabs it off his plate and takes a bite He's 25 now and still hasn't lived that one down

 

[JR6ooo4]

The OP got many hugs, which is a great part of the DIS. I know they help.

But when I am down, like in my current work situation, I try to remember that many are worse off. That is all I was trying to say.

I am sorry if my post was interpreted as anything but encouragement.

Mikeeee