Today’s post will probably be a downer, but don’t let that stop you from reading. Just remember that things are in transition here at the R Farm, and we are all learning new things!
A1 is diligently testing her independence with me each day. I am trying to find more creative ways to instruct her, but she outwits me most of the time. I hate to admit it, but i am somewhat proud of her ingenuity. She is more creative than mean, and i truly believe that her defiance is more of a test of her own ability and my boundaries than it is evil and manipulative. However, it must be dealt with. So i continue to read and search and try and test out theories. I am always trying to instruct her, rather than punish her, but there are times when she must be disciplined, and today, there was a moment when i lost my cool.
Cheese has been feeling out of whack. I don’t know why, i don’t even know if i can describe what is going on. He is whiny, clingy, but not sick. At least not by the standard markers. He has no fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea, no hot sweats or cold and clammy feeling. He is just not right. And when he is not right, it is weird around here. He doesn’t want to be bothered, but he doesn’t want to be left alone. He is just in a funk. And i am having a rough time trying to figure out what to do to help him. I guess i just wish he could talk and tell me what’s wrong. Or at least what isn’t how he wants it.
So today was a struggle for me, and for the kids. They were not on schedule, taking a three hour morning nap. I thought A1 had outgrown naps, but today, she took one. So i thought she might not be feeling well either, but her nap seemed to do her good, and she was fine the remainder of the day. Cheese, on the other hand seemed to be unaffected by the rest. That is all for today. A lot of unanswered questions, a lot of open ended thoughts, i know, but that’s how the day went.
A1 is diligently testing her independence with me each day. I am trying to find more creative ways to instruct her, but she outwits me most of the time. I hate to admit it, but i am somewhat proud of her ingenuity. She is more creative than mean, and i truly believe that her defiance is more of a test of her own ability and my boundaries than it is evil and manipulative. However, it must be dealt with. So i continue to read and search and try and test out theories. I am always trying to instruct her, rather than punish her, but there are times when she must be disciplined, and today, there was a moment when i lost my cool.
Cheese has been feeling out of whack. I don’t know why, i don’t even know if i can describe what is going on. He is whiny, clingy, but not sick. At least not by the standard markers. He has no fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea, no hot sweats or cold and clammy feeling. He is just not right. And when he is not right, it is weird around here. He doesn’t want to be bothered, but he doesn’t want to be left alone. He is just in a funk. And i am having a rough time trying to figure out what to do to help him. I guess i just wish he could talk and tell me what’s wrong. Or at least what isn’t how he wants it.
So today was a struggle for me, and for the kids. They were not on schedule, taking a three hour morning nap. I thought A1 had outgrown naps, but today, she took one. So i thought she might not be feeling well either, but her nap seemed to do her good, and she was fine the remainder of the day. Cheese, on the other hand seemed to be unaffected by the rest. That is all for today. A lot of unanswered questions, a lot of open ended thoughts, i know, but that’s how the day went.
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