Where We Went Wrong
Sometimes I look at the actions and behaviors of my children and I can immediately see where we went wrong.
Sarcasm: Matt and I are pretty sarcastic, so that follows that the kids often respond in that manner.
Yelling: Guilty. That is all me.
Fear of Being Robbed: We had our van broken into in Italy and left with little more than the clothes on our backs.
Being Abandoned: I left lost Gabe at a park in Germany. Pretty traumatic.
Angst Against Taking a Shower:. . . . .
Well there are some things that are completely unexplainable. I have no idea where we went wrong to have to battle with our teenager over showering.
Tonight the elder came home from playing ultimate frisbee or something like that at church. He was so hot and sweaty he BEGGED me to stop at Starbucks on the way home to get water because driving the mere .8 miles from the Starbucks to the house would simply be too far.
We got home and he replenished with water and then headed over to my couch to sit down.
Oh heck no!
So I said "Hey you need to get in the shower before you do anything else"
He replied "WHHHHHYYYYYY?
Me: um you are literally dripping in sweat and you need to shower.
The elder: "but I take a shower in the morning"
Irritated mother: "Yes and you are welcome to take one tomorrow morning too but right now you need to take a shower"
Elder: "fine do I have to use soap"
Apparently I need to add "Fear of Soap" to my list of unexplainable behaviors of this kid.
He never had any water close calls. Game did, but he actually likes showers.
He also really didn't have any dangerous soap incidents either and yet here we are.
Matt and I were on a date last night and spent much of our drive time talking about the kids and where we went wrong. We are pretty sure we taught them to be kind, use their manners, don't hit, say yes mom, shower, wipe their butt, flush, brush their teeth, you know the usual things.
But some days you would think they were raised by wild wolves.
Today is that day.
Sarcasm: Matt and I are pretty sarcastic, so that follows that the kids often respond in that manner.
Yelling: Guilty. That is all me.
Fear of Being Robbed: We had our van broken into in Italy and left with little more than the clothes on our backs.
Being Abandoned: I left lost Gabe at a park in Germany. Pretty traumatic.
Angst Against Taking a Shower:. . . . .
Well there are some things that are completely unexplainable. I have no idea where we went wrong to have to battle with our teenager over showering.
Tonight the elder came home from playing ultimate frisbee or something like that at church. He was so hot and sweaty he BEGGED me to stop at Starbucks on the way home to get water because driving the mere .8 miles from the Starbucks to the house would simply be too far.
We got home and he replenished with water and then headed over to my couch to sit down.
Oh heck no!
So I said "Hey you need to get in the shower before you do anything else"
He replied "WHHHHHYYYYYY?
Me: um you are literally dripping in sweat and you need to shower.
The elder: "but I take a shower in the morning"
Irritated mother: "Yes and you are welcome to take one tomorrow morning too but right now you need to take a shower"
Elder: "fine do I have to use soap"
Apparently I need to add "Fear of Soap" to my list of unexplainable behaviors of this kid.
He never had any water close calls. Game did, but he actually likes showers.
He also really didn't have any dangerous soap incidents either and yet here we are.
Matt and I were on a date last night and spent much of our drive time talking about the kids and where we went wrong. We are pretty sure we taught them to be kind, use their manners, don't hit, say yes mom, shower, wipe their butt, flush, brush their teeth, you know the usual things.
But some days you would think they were raised by wild wolves.
Today is that day.
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