What does that mean? It sounds like something was appointed to the wrong area. "Appointed" incorrectly. Maybe that's fitting. Disappointment is raining heavily in my world today. Or Depression, another D-word. Or PMS on top of my AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis). Or an ugly storm cloud-like combination of all three. Yeah, that's it.
Today my son wouldn't go outside and play with my daughter. I started crying. He said its because she is mean. He's right. She said she's mean because he is a brat. She's right too. So let's recap, the 11 year old is grounded for backtalking, the 13 year old is grounded for sluffing class and using her Iphone for things previously banned. And now the 15 year old is mad at me because I confirmed that at times she is indeed, mean. This was a shock to her.
The disappointment I feel comes from the fact that I used to be such a good mom 7 years ago and beyond. When I would see unkind behavior between sibs I could jump in and be a good example. "Oh, he doesn't want to play with you?? I will." Then pretty soon we were all playing together. What happened 7 years ago? AS happened. Now the only example I can give is how to sit in a chair ...a lot..and take naps...and medicine. It is unfortunately taking a toll on my children. They don't seem to know how to work and help and show love to each other. I can dictate from the chair but as you can imagine, it isn't very effective. It feels like we are falling apart.
