Can anyone tell me why it is that my 2 year old is the only one in the history of EVER not to be hungry OR tired OR even happy after an active swimming lesson? And why does his bad mood and inappetance permeate to the next day?
Why does my 4 year old insist on wearing long pants with a long sleeved t-shirt and on top of that a fleecy lined JUMPER when we are experiencing 30 degree heat. Then even when he is hot, he refuses (on principle I imagine) to take his warm clothes off?
How do the children KNOW that us parents are tired and a little bit irritable and why do they choose this time to perform acts of patent defiance and annoyance?
Why people, why?
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In other news, playgroup is at my house today. I am expecting a grand total of ONE mother to turn up. Which will be nice and relaxing and Umm Fi-Ard you are most welcome to come and join us (but please be warned as the above mentions, my children live in the twilight zone..doodooodooodoooooooo).It starts around 10:30 and goes until about 12. (We aren’t fussy about being punctual – we all understand that sometimes when we are about to leave, the little one suddenly needs a nappy change or the middle one will decide he doesn’t want to wear THOSE shoes anymore which means that pants won’t be matching anymore and of course that means the shirt will also have to be changed and the eldest will put on his brakes and lament that there will be not much to do and it will be immensely boring and do we really really really have to go? and then of course we realise that we are still in our pyjamas. So yeah – it’s ok if you’re late.)
oo, i like the new look. so clean!
the scenario you described scared me and cracked me up in equal parts.
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I have one boy who wore a woolly green jumper a few days ago too for god knows why.
I’m sooo sorry I didn’t make it to the playgroup. The centre for my kids’ bootcamp next week cancelled without phoning me earlier so I had to frantically find a substitute. Which I did and it was cheaper too. I hope I won’t be giving you any more of my pathetic excuses and just make the journey down there one of these days. (*bite nails*).
i ask myself the same question everyday
LOL, kids are like that sometimes is the real answer, they go through phases that express their growing individuality, as in clothes, or their metabolism of the moment, as in not eating a lot. My Granddaughter is 8 months old, and she went for six days without pooping. The doctor said its nothing serious, and during growth spurts babies sometimes absorb every gram of nutients out of their food so they don’t poop for days. It’s all NORMAL
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Ya Haqq!
Six days without pooping! I’d like that, as opposed to my two year old’s pooping six times in one day (no won… Nothing wrong with him, either; it’s a combination of milk, a high-fiber diet, eating A LOT, and his own natural tendencies. I blame all of it on his XY combination.
Ugh. And he came over here while I was writing the comment and got milk everywhere so that when I got back to the comment, I thought, okay, I’m done — when clearly “no won” is nonsensical.
I meant to say — no wonder I never get any blogging done. NO WONDER.
LOL, do tell if you find out the answers?!? Especially your first line! Ver 2 will look like Goob from Meet the Robinsons, big red bags under his eyes and still say “Nooooo, I’m not tired!!”