How is it that children, no matter the age, have this innate sense that you are annoyed and continue to further annoyance. I readily admit that I have been at school today with 19 six year olds and that I came home frustrated, but two toddlers, girls is a lot at the end of that frustration. My four year constantly crying and running and screaming. She has a flare for the dramatic and oh what a joy that is. She cries when she encourages the dog to chase her and he does. She cries when she doesn't have the amount of milk in her cup she would like. she cries when I say, I am going to the store on Friday and asks to go and I say I don't know.
Why is it that our children that we long for, pray for, desire and even enjoy are still so often the center of our frustration. I have a two year old that can bring a melt down on her four year old sister in two point five seconds. The two year old has melt downs over the wrong color cup, the undesired dinner menu and any other miniscule thing that comes to her.
Girls...not easy. They cry, pout, whine, and bring frustration. Though I love my children, I think anyone that is 20 or younger that says to themselves, I am lonely and unwanted, let's have a baby, my children could be the poster children for why that may not be a good idea. Though I was 22 when I began having children at 27 they are still A LOT!!!!
As I taught first graders today I realized that while the frustrations are new they too are overwhelming with tattles, whining and even the occasional outburst.
I have had a long very frustrating day and am ready for a long hot candlelit bubble bath. BUT NO... we have agreed to add four more children to our home for the evening. WHAT WERE WE THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love my babies and thank God for them. But boy do I need a vacation.
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