Sometimes brownie batter makes everything better.
I was having one of "those" days today. Sometimes I forget that the kids are coping with change just like I am. The difference is that they don't have the experience or the maturity to know how to deal with it. Usually they deal with it by; acting out, breaking rules, being disobedient, pushing limits, etc... I feel like I've talked to each of the kids at least 3 times since I got home from the hospital on the 23rd of February.
When I talk to them I try to find out what's going on. But then you have to wonder how much they're really understanding and if they know how to express what they're thinking and feeling. We use questions like, "Are you sad?" "Are you frustrated about anything?" "Is something upsetting you?" Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't.
All I know is that we've had a crazy two weeks. I'm exhausted by it, my husband is exhausted by it, and the kids are doing great. I just have to remind myself of that. And for the days that I forget, there's always brownie batter.
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