Unlike cat's, kids have way more then 9 lives. I'm confident I save their lives multiple times a week if not every day! Much like today as I'm pulling out my hair to get everyone to at least go to the door so we can take Chloe to the dog park. The screaming ensues, why? I don't really know, something about Ethan touching the door knob. Now Elaina won't go outside. I carry her kicking and screaming to the car where she gets another attempt at my famous 1-2-3, failing I again swoop her up and place her in the car. All the while screaming bloody murder. We then head out down the road radio now full blast to drown out the cries of injustice. That's when the kicking starts on my seat, kick, kick, kick, kick, me counting 1-2-3-4-breathe-5-6 OK this is where the visions of reaching into the backseat, pulling her by her hair through the front window and running her over with my car start with earnest. Ethan's voice breaks through the flowery daydream...Elaina are you a princess? you want to live in my castle with me? something about poop thrown in for good measure and suddenly I hear a faint giggle. More questions containing poo and a fart now too, she's officially reeling. Once more her life saved. Ethan will get a 'get out of jail free' card later, I'm sure he'll be using it any time now.
This of course plays out daily, my hard headed children butting for whatever reason up against their hard headed mother. I hate to lose and apparently so do they, I just wish I knew what the fight was even about. I'm sure it's only going to get worse as we enter the teen years. I remember being so mad at my own parents for reasons that baffle me even today. I was convinced they were out to make my life miserable and I should head them off at the pass. The whole world was conspiring against me, luckily I think my friends all felt the same way so we eagerly encouraged each others lament. One day they will read this and say wow I'm sorry, or perhaps, hey my kids are doing the same thing I did! Regardless (and irregardless) I will continue to let them live another day, if only to see what they come up with next.
Dinner was sooooo easy, a testament to good ingredients, Thundering Hooves Pork Spareribs, fresh cornbread and oddly (I hate them) carrots!! wine later!!!! I'm thinking...02 St. Supery Napa Cab. can't recall the last cali wine we had! hope it's OK!
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