Thursday, May 7, 2009

Sofia is a bit jealous of Logan. Ok, that's putting it mildly. She is soooo not taking this baby brother thing very well. She has always been a needy child, but lately, she has become insufferable. I love this little girl more than life, but I am so drained by how hard it has become to divide my attention between the two kids.

She literally picks the exact moment I'm about to feed the baby to decide she wants something to drink or eat. She has also decided that she cannot do anything by herself: she can't pee by herself, can't play by herself, can't watch TV by herself. If I tell her that I can't do it, she throws a ginormous fit. It's exhausting.

It is also very evident that she absolutely HATES her little brother. She told me so herself. Well, I take it by telling me that I should throw him in the garbage, that that was what she meant.

So, I went around asking my friends who have two or more kids, if their children exhibited similar behavior and the general consensus was NO. Apparently, every ones else's kids loved each other from moment one.

This is when I came to the realization that parents lie. Yes...they lie!!

I know I am not in the minority here. I just don't see why other parents can't come clean with it. I am asking you an honest question, you should give me an honest answer. Don't tell me your kids love each other, when the last time I saw them together they were throwing rocks at each other at the park.

Anyways, I'm making it my life's mission to be 100% honest about my children and all their imperfections. Maybe I'll write a book someday. It will be titled "Don't Have Kids if You Want to Remain Sane" .

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about "don't have more than one"? I think it's too late for me though - I think number two will happen sooner rather than later. I promise I'll be honest about the misery too. Real moms unite!

AiringMyLaundry said...

My son wasn't thrilled with his sister at first. He's gotten used to her now but sometimes he's all, "I'm tired of having a sister!"