I’m a little bit down today. I don’t know exactly what’s caused this but I just woke up in a particularly foul mood today. I have exhausted every effort to get my boys to get ready by themselves in the morning and nothing is working. It’s tiring to be the nag. It’s tiring to be the nag and NOT be listened to so you have to nag some more. We have a list of things on the chalkboard of all that needs to get done. So must I continually remind them that there is a board. It has the list. Follow the list. Can you please follow the list please. Ok, kids what are you up to now. OK the breakfast is on the table. Pour your milk now. Ok now you have to eat the food. Chew it. Do they really need to be reminded of this? There is only so much nagging I can do before I just snap.
So.
Tomorrow the list will still be there but I am not the nag anymore. I am not responsible for everyone’s everything. If they want me to help, they need only ask and I will do, but – No more nagging not only because I hate to be a nag but also because it just doesn’t work.
This is a cyclical thing. We get into a routine (either that or I just give up!) and everything is fine. Then they start the dawdling again and my nagging starts up again. I know this is a small thing in the grand scheme of life but gosh does it aggravate me!
Lighter blogging will resume shortly but please allow me this one little rant today.
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I definitely understand what you are talking about. We have similar problems at my house. I just don’t get it, they are smart boys why, oh why can’t they do simple things without being told every single time!!!
For whatever that is worth. Maybe a change in approach
Surviving – welcome back! It’s been ages since I’ve seen you on the interwebs! The thing that gets me too is that clever children really should know better than to dawdle. It’s mind boggling!
HijabMan – welcome to my blog and thanks for commenting!
Thank you for giving me the male perspective. The thing is that husband is pretty good at the multitasking thing, so I was hoping that would get passed on to his progeny. No such luck! Today was a different day altogether so no nagging needed, alhamdulillah for that.