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Mon Sep 09 2002

Someone needs to come up with a cure for Monday mornings, or at least a happy pill to take on Mondays before getting out of bed.

#2 and #3 are playing their Monday morning version of Who can pick on who the most? At this point they are tied. I'm about to play my Monday morning version of Don't talk to, look at or touch each other or you're grounded!

I somehow don't think that is what anyone had in mind when they suggested that families spend time and play more games together.

The boys don't know this yet, but after they leave for school I am attacking their rooms in my ongoing downsizing project. I'm almost certain #3 still has toys and books in there from when he was a toddler. I'm also willing to bet that I pull at LEAST 2 bags of garbage out of each of their rooms. They are both famous for sneaking treats and hiding in their room while they eat them, then disposing the evidence under beds, behind books and in toy boxes. Oh, did I mention their closets? Think Black Hole of Calcutta.

3 Comments
  • From:
    Pinkspiritlady (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Sep 09 2002
    Hey I know it is only my opinion, and you won't agree most likely, but just consider this thought for a minute. I know you have good reasons for going into the boys things while they are gone, but isn't that teaching them that what is important to them ,is un-important to you? To me it has always been a respect issue. I taught my kids to never go into the other persons room without permission. Never take anything with out permission. If you just go in and take things when they are gone they will feel their privacy was violated, and they will feel they can't trust you, and will be resentfull towards you. That's how I would feel if someone did that to me. I'd clean out the rooms when they are home, and they can "help". You never know what silly little toy may be a closely held treasure to a kid.
    I always try to treat my kids with the same respect I would like to be treated with on everything. Just a thought. I am sure you'll do what you think is best, that's cool, just thought you might not have thought about the upset that may be directed at you, when all you think your doing is cleaning.
  • From:
    AussieDeafMan (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Sep 09 2002
    Ahhhhhhh, boys!
    Doncha just lov'em?
    _|m/ ADM
  • From:
    Alifelessordinary (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Sep 10 2002
    I don't know if you watch Malcom in the middle, but this entry reminds me of the episode where the mother goes through each of the males rooms and pulls out big boxes for all the "evidence" she collects on each one :) It is all labelled waiting for them when they get home, including her husband :)

    ~LIFE~