I am living proof that being smug will earn you a fat smack against the head. Here’s why:
Firstly:
Suki and I had a play-date on Friday and were talking about sleeping and routine and I (quite smugly) stated how important routine is and that’s why MY twins slept through from 8 weeks. Conveniently forgetting of course that between 4 – 18 months they hardly slept. And true’s Bob, on Friday night Mignon was awake from midnight to 3h30. Why? Mamma bed, Mamma bed! And then of course Daniel wet his bed twice in that same time and would not go back to sleep. Hubby and I were running laps in the passage. The rest of the weekend was a sleep deprived blur.
Secondly:
When I collected Mignon and Isabel today their teacher was singing their praises and saying how she has never come across better behaved twins and they get along so well and they express themselves so well and they never throw tantrums. I, in my infinite wisdom wholeheartedly agreed, nodded sagely and left feeling very impressed.
Until we hit the house. And then all bets were off. We fought and cajoled and begged and pleaded for 3 hours tonight. Mignon didn’t want to bath or eat or stand or walk and it was a screaming fit of note. On the toilet, off the toilet, flushed about 20 times and I had to fisha brand new roll of toilet-paper out the toilet and throw away.
Isabel just dug her heels in and would NOT get off my lap of out of my arms. Whenever I would to put her down she would cling to me like a monkey, legs around my waist.
Poor Daniel did what boys do when girls get a little hysterical, he withdrew completely.
So, if you EVER catch me being smug again, please quote this post? Thanks.
hands over wine, then ducks and hides
Mwah!
Lol! You should have knocked on wood after being smug.. just to be safe!
Been there with the full toilet roll ruined. Oh yes, and with the limpet child wrapped around legs. Oh, and with the smugness. And the midnight laps. Luckily you still have your sense of humour.
Oh no!!! I believe today will be much better!! Strongs. lol about being ‘klapped’!
Ouch!
That’s old Murphy for you!
Showing the difficult side to mom. That’s my issue at the moment. The whole world sings our kids’ praises while back home there are tantrums and arguments. Whew. Sending you sterkte!
I am never going to brag again!!! 😀 xx
LOL – how typical of kids and life to bring one back to reality 🙂
I call it Momi-curse 😛 Happens to me often. “My child LOVES veggies” – so waar, he doesn’t eat them again. tsk tsk smh lol
Tee hee – nothing like your child to get rid of your smugness.
Next time I will, things is those things pop out your mouth before you even realise!
What sense of humour? 🙂
🙂
Yep!
But YOU are allowed!
Feel your pain sister!
Absolutely!
LOL!
They keep us honest hey?
This is my first time on your blog! I was so confused, I counted and couted and counted. How many shildren do you have! I think if I had twin or even triplet I would have freaked and not be around today. One of each is enough even 2 years apart it was a battle.
heheh, yah I’ve also been klapped a few times!
LOL, you are funny! I have a 4yr old boy and 2 yr identical old twin girls. Thanks for the visit, please repeat 🙂
🙂
LOL! Well, good luck to you! That is all I can say! My son is now 17 and my daughter 15! And boy, do I have problems of a different nature! I could tell you all the stories from when they were little, but the tales I tell you from present would want to turn back time and wish you never decided to have kids at all. This is my problem at the moment, I would rather deal with the bedwetting and the whining of picking up toys than having teenage problems!
HUGS. Apparently that’s why we have babies, so we don’t want to disown them when they turn into teenage monsters!
This is why I never post anything positive about my kids any more. 😀
I get klapped EVERY time!
Now I just complain about how badly behaved they are, in the hope it’ll make them act the opposite.
Not working.
Very brilliant observation! Yes, can remember those beautiful “baby-days”
Was just going to say: how’s that going for you??