I’m going to be honest and tell you that sometimes my kids irritate each other, especially during summer vacation. Now that they’re getting older I’m trying to avoid intervening too much so that they learn to work things out.
One day the kids were driving me crazy so I told them to go outside and play with their chalk. Through open windows I heard constant arguing and fighting over whose picture was better or who had the blue chalk first.
Then I heard laughing. I went out and found my daughter (the pesky little sister) obliviously standing in a circle with an arrow pointing to it.
At the other end of the arrow were these words:
Take that little sister! After my son aired his frustration, they both laughed, the fighting stopped and all was right with the world again. At least for a few minutes.
Oh I can relate to the kids fighting. I have older ones too and it doesn't seem to get much better, just the topics of the fights change. My motto to the kids if I have to come in there is, "If you've got time to fight then you have time to work." I then assign them some chore they hate. Ha- revenge!
ReplyDeletebeing the older sister to two brothers and one (pesky) little sister i find this HIlarious. cute kiddos, janna! bless their hearts.
ReplyDeletexo happy Sunday!
Totally relate to this!! I've been trying to ignore the fighting too and let them work it out more often. Can drive me nuts, though! You're kiddos are too funny!
ReplyDeleteOh the fighting!
ReplyDeleteI think one of these days it just might kill me!
Funny picture with the chalk!
haha! i remember those days. funny with the chalk! re: spray tan ... i use the jergens lotion {both the 1 day one and the everyday one}. they are fantastic!
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