I’ve been saying it for the last few days. I have to get up earlier. My morning time is compromised when I sleep in. I don’t get to ease into my day. It starts late and things get rushed.
I have also been working more in the mornings. Trying to get a jump start on things, and then I get sucked into those things and before I know it breakfast and shoe and bus alarms are going off all over the house.
Thursday is my day to get the kids ready and on the bus. It is a solo mission and one I have yet to fail, but it has come close several times. Just last week I had a kid screaming at me to get away from him and no matter how far away I moved he continued to yell that he needed space. I eventually had to go and pick him up and carry him into the laundry room to leave.
It is wild scenarios like that that make parenting a real joy. You never know what is going to happen. We have tried coaching the kids up to be more responsible and to get up and get ready before turning on the TV, but no matter how many times we say it they still want to get up and do what they want.
I am seeing some similarities here. It is on me to set a better example. I should get up and get dressed before starting on my work or whatever else I am doing in the morning. Perhaps then the kids would listen a little better.
The problem is that one morning they will listen. One morning they will wake up and be ready to go and the very next they will move like they’re stuck in a jello mold. It is hard with kids and the unpredictability can wear on you.
Who knows what this day has in store. All we can do is hope for the best. Get through it and get to the next day.
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