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Aug. 20th, 2004 01:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rodneyscatMY KIDS ARE DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!
I want them all in school. Now. Holiday OVER.
Argh...
Youngest is at school now, but the other two won't have school until NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY. By the time they'll go, my oldest will have had 9 1/2 weeks holiday O_O
He stays up late, gets up early, talks to me ALL FUCKING DAY. He can't do a bloody thing without wanting to TALK about it; what he sees on tv, what level he's on in some computer game, what he's reading in the newspaper/mag/book he's reading, what he's just done, what he plans on doing next. He informs me when he goes to the bathroom for crying out loud!!! And it doesn't seem to bother him when I tell him I'm not interested 'could you breath for a moment without telling me about it?' He'll be quiet for a little while, and when I'm right in the middle of writing a feedback he'll put on MTV and start "hey, I like this song, could you download it for me mom?"
No, I don't want tips on how to handle this. I just to complain about it. And I want school to start.
I want them all in school. Now. Holiday OVER.
Argh...
Youngest is at school now, but the other two won't have school until NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY. By the time they'll go, my oldest will have had 9 1/2 weeks holiday O_O
He stays up late, gets up early, talks to me ALL FUCKING DAY. He can't do a bloody thing without wanting to TALK about it; what he sees on tv, what level he's on in some computer game, what he's reading in the newspaper/mag/book he's reading, what he's just done, what he plans on doing next. He informs me when he goes to the bathroom for crying out loud!!! And it doesn't seem to bother him when I tell him I'm not interested 'could you breath for a moment without telling me about it?' He'll be quiet for a little while, and when I'm right in the middle of writing a feedback he'll put on MTV and start "hey, I like this song, could you download it for me mom?"
No, I don't want tips on how to handle this. I just to complain about it. And I want school to start.
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Date: 2004-08-20 12:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-20 04:54 pm (UTC)NEWS BULLETIN
Date: 2004-08-20 01:35 pm (UTC)Children can bring a whole new meaning to the term TMI.
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Date: 2004-08-20 04:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-20 01:44 pm (UTC)My suggestion: PrOn, red wine and the White Stripes VERY LOUD!!
Works for me :-)
*prays that next week comes fast for you*
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Date: 2004-08-20 04:59 pm (UTC)Your suggestions are excellent though!!
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Date: 2004-08-20 02:44 pm (UTC)I was like that when I was his age. He loves you Mom. Only 4 more days!!!
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Date: 2004-08-20 06:30 pm (UTC)*counts the days*
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Date: 2004-08-20 03:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-20 06:31 pm (UTC)Great, thanks :D
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Date: 2004-08-20 06:56 pm (UTC)Let me know. I'd love to meet you for a cup of coffee.
*heart*
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Date: 2004-08-21 07:10 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-21 07:23 pm (UTC)We'll be in the Netherlands from September 4-18. Adriaan and I are taking a 4-day trip to London (Adriaan's mom, Marian, is watching Ethan for us). I'll figure out exactly when we're leaving and I'll let you know.
I'm so excited. Thank you for meeting me!
*hugs*
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Date: 2004-08-21 08:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-20 04:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-20 06:33 pm (UTC)whoo boy...
You know, a gigglefit works even better than a primal scream!
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Date: 2004-08-20 07:32 pm (UTC)You're not going to want to hear this.
Date: 2004-08-20 04:16 pm (UTC)But, for some reason, when I read your entry I was suddenly struck by how much I'm going to miss it one day, when they no longer want to talk to me so much and don't need my help with anything anymore. And now I'm all choked up.
Guess maybe I should go spend some quality time with my kids today.
Re: You're not going to want to hear this.
Date: 2004-08-20 06:40 pm (UTC)But yeah, it amazes me what this 13 year old still wants to share with me. I don't remember me telling my mom that much!!
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Date: 2004-08-20 04:57 pm (UTC)The stage does pass, infuriating as it is. No consolation at all when your nerves are on a knife edge, is it?
I STILL inform everyone I'm going to the loo. Do it everywhere, too. But there IS a good reason. Last did it outside home in a Uni lecture. "Really?", said the tutor, raising his eyebrow. Some habits die HARD!!
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Date: 2004-08-20 06:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-20 06:18 pm (UTC)MY KIDS ARE DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!
OT, but you've reminded me of a very old joke...
A man walks into a bar with a car steering wheel down the front of his trousers. The barman says to him, 'Do you know you've got a steering wheel down your trousers?!' and the man replies 'Yeah! It's driving me nuts!'
Vroom! Heh. Sorry for the lameness of the joke, but I hope it took your mind off your troubles for a tick :)
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Date: 2004-08-20 06:46 pm (UTC)This one was new to me, and it's such a shame the joke gets lost in translation, because it would have been one the oldest would have enjoyed :D
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Date: 2004-08-20 07:00 pm (UTC)btw, when I was at school we got our holidays at the start of June and didn't go back until the start of September! No wonder my mother smoked back then!!
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Date: 2004-08-20 06:31 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-08-20 06:52 pm (UTC)9 1/2 weeks is just too long a time to have a holiday.
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Date: 2004-08-20 07:04 pm (UTC)