And those others can be downright awful: late wake-ups, fighting over who gets to hug Mommy first, races to get to the toilet first, refusals to brush/dress/put pjs away, dawdling over breakfast, heel-dragging about snack and bag packing, complaints about going to school and not having enough time to play, purposeful slowdown on socks/shoes/coat, late departure in tears.
When it's one of the above, it's all of them, with no real discernible cause. For example, last night they slept a full 11.5 hours and even woke up relatively happily. But something happened in the first five minutes that changed the flow of the morning. I'm just not sure what that something was. Bud cried in the beginning, Sis cried by the end. Mama and I try to stay calm or at least neutral, loathe to start the day at full pitch, aware that not engaging is often the best way of engaging, attempting to model peace and respect in the morning.
And somedays that, like our morning routine, works better than others.
Sounds much like any other household in the country where there are young children. Every time they get on your nerves just remember that those children will be looking after you in your old age....lucky you.
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