Wow and we do not mean fresh in a good way. So my RADish learned a new word at school. Wanna hear it? I will give you a hint. It is 4 letters and no the word is not "love". We spent quite a bit of time discussing why we should not talk about that word. He learned it in school and became Mr. Potty Talk Popular for the day. So what, it is just a word, right? NO! It is a way of life for him. Control. Doing what he wants. Using words that he knows all too well are unacceptable. No my friends letting this one slide was not acceptable. Guess the cool thing is that he prayed about it that night after mom laid the Christian view smack down on him. God is important to my RADish. I wont lie. I use God to help calm and comfort my RADish and explain why we do or don't do certain things. He is the ultimate teacher...is he not?
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So now that we have the school fresh down, let's move on. So a few weeks ago I told you that my nanny gave her notice and I had to hire a new one. We hired a great nanny and she has quickly become a member of the family. Things have been so darn peaceful in the house for the last 2 weeks I thought aliens had come down and commandeered my kids while they slept. Notice how I did not say I was complaining about it. This poor nanny probably thought we were the crazy ones. We told her stories, told her how to be safe, how to keep the other children safe, the pets and the RADish. We even warned her of a possible prison style shanking. LOL She sees now we were not overreacting. She has not been shanked, calm down. She went to go wake RAD in the morning and he told her how ugly she was. Without missing a beat my nanny said "well it is a good thing I am married and don't have to worry about what I look like at 5:45 am!" (love love this girl) She then gets excited. Like little kid/candy store excited. (yes I am still talking about the nanny) She asks my husband, "does he like me now?" She remembered how we have told her he would start to treat her badly if he began to care or have feelings for her he could not explain. We explained to her that he would start with name calling and go from there. She is excited. Now she is ugly, tomorrow just maybe he will call her fat and smelly. She doesn't care because now RAD officially is starting to like/care for her. I love my weird new nanny! LOL Wonder if she will get this excited and happy the first time he attacks? :)
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Seems to me the hardest part of this little evolution is the other children wanting to mimic RAD. Not because they think it is funny but because it appears that he gets away with more than they do. Resentment runs high these days and I try to make sure there is a definitive line. You all know how difficult that can be. and how insanely exhausting. I am tired. No wait I don't think I made myself clear. I. AM. TIRED. I can't seem to get my rhythm back flowing. I am not depressed. Don't shrink me please. (that comment was meant more for my son's therapist likely reading my blog than my friends). I am just out of energy. Maybe I need my mommy cup renewed. I have spent the last several weeks running like a crazy person for my children. Hmmmm, I smell a take care of mommy evening coming on. It worked so well last time and drove a point home like no other. Some of you may remember what my hubby did on Father's Day this past year. I linked the post if you are curious. We were having issues with control and demanding everything and wearing mom down. The boys went from brat to servant in 2 seconds. They had to bring my dinner, drink, etc and see what it was like to care for someone else. It really worked wonders. We may have to do it again.
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A break sounds nice.............
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