Wendy-bird is sorry
“Thank you for keeping me.” That’s what she told Stu as he put her to bed tonight. “I’m sorry for biting I* and kicking E*. I’m sorry for screaming. I’m sorry for being bad. Thank you for saying you love me. And thank you for keeping me.”
Gulp.
When did we give her the idea we’d not be keeping her? That we’d give her away? We do occasionally we tell Teagan that we’re going to leave her at day care/the store/the car if she’s dawdling spectacularly. Usually it gets her hopping, but we always tell her that we wouldn’t leave her when she asks.
Never have we said we’d send her away. Where did that come from?
Needless to day, she was amazingly bad today. She bit someone, she kicked someone, she refused to put her coat on, screaming and rolling on the floor as I tried to corral Ashlin who wanted “walk, I do it, outside, walk!” It was a spectacular scene, I was sure she was going to hurt her throat from screaming so loud, so much. I ended up carrying her to the car, while holding her coat, Ashlin walked. She climbed in, screaming, I hooked her in. Strapped Ashlin in and left. Totally embarrassed
She screamed most of the way home, refusing to be quiet. I kept a calm voice, telling her that she’d be going right up to her room when we got home, until she could be quiet. It would be up her how long that would be. You could hear her halfway down the driveway.
Stu went up and reinforced what I had told her. After about five minutes I went to get her, to bring her down for dinner. She immediately apologized, gave me a hug, told me she was sorry. I told her that I still loved her, even though she was bad, and hugged her back. She was a much subdued little girl as she ate dinner, asked to snuggle on the sofa after.
Stu had a chat with her about choices, how she chose to act badly instead of listening to mama. All I was asking was for her to put her coat on and then she could have a headband. Such a silly, small thing, that became so big and caused so many tears.
I hope we have the happy, funny Teagan tomorrow.
Nina commented on your link.
Nina wrote: “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, gotta love em.”
Some days it’s easier than others. Some days you want to disappear under the floor.
Nina wrote: “(My little one, after being told to clean up, informed me that she wanted to be sold. That grandpa said the gypsies were going to buy her and she decided that she thought it was a good idea, she wanted to be sold to the gypsies. Or if not them,she and her cousin wanted to be sold to a woman who had a husband and who would buy them a Wii U. Then she later apologized for being horrid.She repents after her misdeeds, they know they are indeed fortunate to be loved even when they are monsters)”
Nina wrote: “Yes. I sometimes wish I could just put them in cages and suspend them from the ceiling. Or push my van into a river and fake my death and go sip pina coladas for a while.”
aw… Tea hasn’t gotten that “quick” yet… i’m sure it’s coming though.
And yeah, hanging basket a la Hansel and Gretel while having a lovely frozen drink – maybe a mojito – would have been preferred today. Yesterday she was sweet. The day before, a bit gruesome. LOL.
Hmmm…..not a good day at day care for sure. Hope the ones she bit and kicked faired well and that the parents are out for ‘blood’ with you and Stu!! It can be very frustrating some days on how to handle certain situation when all you want is to scream yourself!! Hope she’s bee much better since that episode. Is she having enough sleep?? Bad dreams that might carry over into daytime? Does she have a start of a cold, flu? All those things can make for a cranky day. Just asking? Maybe she doesn’t even ‘feel’ ill, but it’s coming on. I know when I start a cold, I feel crappy a few days before it’s full blown and only then do I realize, yeah…that’s why I snapped at hubby for no reason. LOL
No, it wasn’t a good day at day care, or at least the afternoon was bad.
She apologized to the one teacher and gave him a hug when I dropped her off – without any prompting from me. She really is sweet under some of that ugly behavior.
I wonder though, about if she *is* overtired. She’s been getting up at 6:30 every morning, or earlier. Whenever her sister gets up, Teagan will hear me go to her. It’s possible she needs a bit more sleep than she’s been getting lately. We’re working on trying to get her to stay in her room until 7:30 every morning.
:-) just noticed I wrote ‘are out for blood’ instead of AREN’T …anyway, glad that Teagan seems to be ‘sorry’ that she had misbehaved and I know that both of your girls are the sweetest underneath any grumpy days. Yep, lack of sleep will defintiely put one in a bad mood. Just ask my hubby. HA HA. And if T doesn’t take naps at daycare that could really be the problem all along. Another phase? Hopefully, not a long one. ;-)
She’s been getting up earlier than her sister! Such a change… so, I know she’s super tired, but doesn’t like admitting it. The weekend has been full of enforced nap/quiet time.
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