Technically, sweet sister, I've only missed ONE day...

OK, so my real life sister, Diane (DSquare on SIS) just left a comment letting me know that I'm two days behind on my blog. BUT, I must interject here and let you know that my first post was done VERY late in the evening on Sunday night...to be viewed on MONDAY with all the new stuff...SOOOO actually I haven't really missed a day at all because it's only Tuesday, right? Is it Tuesday or Wednesday? Man, I need to get it together here...OK, yes, it's Tuesday, WHEW. So my darling Diane, do not be concerned, I am right on schedule...sorta kinda.

In other news...apparently, I have a daughter who is one of those drama queens people always talk about. See, my oldest daughter who is almost 8 is not dramatic at all. She's never been that typical moody type that I hear a lot of other little girls are...so I'm really not use to this. Not. At. All.

So I guess Phoenix, who is 3 must have all of her AND Parker's drama inducing hormones combined. We're talking a serious case of "The Sybills" here. This morning she whipped West (the four-gonna-be-five-tomorrow boy) in the chest with one of those plastic straps that go around boxes for shipping, and when I took it away from her and scolded her, she promptly crumbled like a dying rose petal and sobbed and sobbed. Well, she actually ran to the laundry room first. Then she did the whole crumble like a petal thing. Well, I felt AWFUL. I mean, I think it was kind of an accident that she whipped West and maybe I over reacted a TAD, but she acted as though I had stolen her favorite stuffed animal and then ripped it's head off right in front of her. So me, being the compassionate mother that I am (about 75% of the time, anyway), I gathered her in my arms and apologized for getting so upset and said I knew it was an accident, blah, blah, blah. So we go out so she can apologize to West (even though it was an accident, they still need to apologize when they've hurt someone, right?), well here was West with a sheet of Dora stickers and he was going to give her one. (I'm trying to imagine how the trade went down West: Hey Phoenix, if you whip me with that thick plastic strap, I'll give you one of my Dora stickers. Phoenix: um, OK but only if you throw in that chocolate Santa mom bought you at Cracker Barrel in January for 75% off. West: You got a deal!!)  So as soon as he starts pulling a sticker off of his sheet for her she grabs them out of his hand and says "I want to pick it out!!". I'm like "no, West is giving you one of his stickers, so let him pick out which one he wants to give you." Well she thought that was just ridiculous, and she walked over to the wall, crossed her arms across her chest and stared at the wall...looking at us over her shoulder every few seconds to give us a dirty look. So she went from sorrowful, to ticked off (that lasted quite awhile since I had to send her to her room)...well not 15 minutes later, she was upstairs peeking at me through the railing saying "mommy, I love 'hoo" (she can't totally make her "yuh" sound yet), with the biggest sweetest smile on her face...like life couldn't be better...and then 15 minutes after that she was whining up a storm! What the heck? I mean I have five kids, it's not like I'm new to this motherhood thing, but I have never had one like this...she is a rare breed...when she's happy and in a good mood, she is like a dream (OK, she's always dream because I am so in love with her, but you know what I mean, right?), but when things aren't going her way...watch out!! Any suggestions???

Comments

[tammy t]

Oh my....all I can recommend is some deep breathing and to continue to do what you have been doing! Which is some darn good parenting! I feel like being a Mom of only two I would be the last to give advice and the first to ask for it! I just wanted to give you a cyber-hug to know that you aren't alone in the trenches!

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[Michelle Gautreaux]

I recommend the AirSoft Discipline System. LOL That was so funny. I had my kids going for awhile - I told them that I was waiting for it to be shipped. HEHE! Hey whatever works right! Anyhow, after I told them the video was a joke, they insisted on watching other videos of ya'll, because you have such a "cool" family. They laughed at a lot of them and said, "Mom you know her, is she like famous or something." I of course wanting to be the cool mom responded, "Yes, I do know her and she is famous."

[Cammeron Kaiser]

Holy cow, my youngest does this too. It's like wha? I just try and laugh b/c it is so much that I don't know what to do and if I let it really get to me I'd be in bad shape. If my kid is acting up and I'm laughing you know I've reached my breaking point :D
oh yeah, and whats with the dark and then fabu corrected pic? I figured you were going to give us an editing tip or something...

[metrochic]

Here is my parenting tip for crazy moody children. Ready? Get a pen. Write this crap down. I'm serious. Here it is:

LAUGH.

I mean, seriously? What else can you do? I have a rollercoaster child sometimes and at first I thought it was just a phase. But now I'm thinking maybe she got that beautiful sensitive thing from her father that I am somehow lacking and I may very well be in for quite a lesson in COMPASSION. Ha! SO...I've decided that all I can do is handle the immediate moment, roll with it and laugh. A lot. :)

xoxo

[metrochic]

ok, i had a super comment so i hope they have to be approved or i lost it. don't approve this one, k? i'm retarded.

[Diane]

First off - good job with the blog. Second - take that sweet, sweet, sweet boy of yours and give him the biggest squeeze from Auntie Diane. And then tell Phoenix that she's gonna have to room with Katie Rose in Yellowstone - they can have drama contests. :)

[Diana Willis]

I didnt even know you had a blog but since you are going to start blogging again, I will start visiting each day!! I cant wait to read all your goodness, who knows I might even use this as an educational site for parenting too - :0-))

Have a blessed day and make sure you get some rest this week - Diana

[tallynt]

Seriously no idea. I thought since I had boys I was going to get away with little drama in my house. Um - well apparently not. I have the supreme drama king in my house. And now that he is 5 - it goes with fabulous eye rolls, the dropping off shoulders, the "oh mom". I just keep thinking he will have a fabulous future in the acting world and make scores and scores of money. =)

[Debbie (kitleen)]

Can I just say that everytime my sweet, sweet, SWEEEET daughter goes overboard with the drama, I think of this post of yours. I had to come back to revisit it, get the advice on the comments again. =)

Keep up the good work!