Now What? Part 2
So I'm feeling much better this morning. It's amazing what a good night's sleep will do to restore your sanity.
Last night I gave up on trying to have a normal bedtime. Sometimes I think it's better to just cut your losses before things get even worse. I skipped the dishes-- I'll work on them this morning-- and after only a short unsuccessful hunt for the mysterious disappearing toothbrushes, I even skipped the toothbrushing. We still read scriptures together and had family prayer, but I also chose not to read stories. Instead the kids had twenty minutes in their rooms to look at books themselves.
It was a lifesaver. At the end of all that, instead of screaming even more, I was able to sit down and apologize to my kids and remind them how much I really love them. Then, I went and climbed into the bathtub. Reading a little bit of The Lord of the Rings was also oddly helpful; after all, my kids may be a challenge, but at least they are not orcs.
At 9:00 Terence called from work and the whole substance of his phone call was how much he appreciates how hard I work and how he wants to help me more. He was kind enough to tell me that without everything I do, our family would just fall apart. Now that was a huge comforting phone call, so on that note, I went to bed.
Today I'm all ready to face it all again, but hopefully, this time I will do better at keeping my perspective!
Last night I gave up on trying to have a normal bedtime. Sometimes I think it's better to just cut your losses before things get even worse. I skipped the dishes-- I'll work on them this morning-- and after only a short unsuccessful hunt for the mysterious disappearing toothbrushes, I even skipped the toothbrushing. We still read scriptures together and had family prayer, but I also chose not to read stories. Instead the kids had twenty minutes in their rooms to look at books themselves.
It was a lifesaver. At the end of all that, instead of screaming even more, I was able to sit down and apologize to my kids and remind them how much I really love them. Then, I went and climbed into the bathtub. Reading a little bit of The Lord of the Rings was also oddly helpful; after all, my kids may be a challenge, but at least they are not orcs.
At 9:00 Terence called from work and the whole substance of his phone call was how much he appreciates how hard I work and how he wants to help me more. He was kind enough to tell me that without everything I do, our family would just fall apart. Now that was a huge comforting phone call, so on that note, I went to bed.
Today I'm all ready to face it all again, but hopefully, this time I will do better at keeping my perspective!
Comments
Keep up the great blogging.
Love ya,
Pete
P.S. Thanks for the birthday wish.