Break from the routine
Posted 22nd May 2008 by Lylah M. Alphonse, tagged parenting, kids, bedtime
My preschooler is sobbing and wailing, "I want Mama!" as she stumbles up the stairs, and I am sitting downstairs trying to work through the ringing in my ears (compounded by what seems to be a massive double ear-infection. It seems so wrong to be in my mid-30s with a double ear infection). Daddy is putting her to bed, and the change in our routine is throwing her for a massive loop.
I know she'll be fine. I'm grateful to have the extra time to work so I can take a handful of Ibuprofen and get to bed at a decent hour. But, at the same time, it kills me to hear her crying.
So I turned on the baby monitor. And now, a mere 45 seconds after she was led upstairs, utterly distraught, she's talking normally and calmly and laughing with her Dad and discussing which pjs to wear...
Seems I forgot that little kids are expert manipulators...
7 comments so far...
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Inaaya's Working Mommy on 11th December 2008
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Inaaya's Working Mommy on 11th December 2008
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Diane on 23rd May 2008
It struck me when you talked about listening through the baby monitor what a tender moment that was for your husband and daughter. Sometimes what I enjoy the most is watching that with my own kids and husband. It's the little things sometimes that make down periods better.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Michele on 22nd May 2008
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Jacqueline on 22nd May 2008
It is totally wrong to have a double ear infection after 30. I hope you get tons done and are feeling a lot better soon.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Roxanne Ravenel JobSearchCoach on 22nd May 2008
Rest and recover.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Mandy Nelson - Dandysound on 22nd May 2008