How are people parents?
I mean, I understand the mechanics of it... but the theoretical side? Totally blows my mind.
Chief came home from school at the usual time. Her day was half good, half bad. Lots of homework was her reasoning for the half bad part, but I knew that couldn't be the case, since she never really lets the amount of homework dictate whether the day was good or bad. Sure, she'll complain if she has a lot, but won't say that it's been a bad day.
I just sat there waiting for more. And sure enough, after not too long, it came pouring out of her. She poured for about twenty-five minutes. I tried to share some insight with her (lots of what was going on happened to me around the same age), but mostly she just talked the whole time.
I'm now emotionally spent for the day.
How do parents with honest children live day to day? Seriously. I can't imagine going through this daily and still having the energy to have a career and a spouse. Maybe if you start with the kid from birth it's easier? Or maybe some kids (Chief) are just more difficult than others? If not, we're back to the idea that I'll never be a (good) parent.
On a completely different note:
Anyone want two lovely cats? Enzo (a blonde, part domestic / part Serval) and Caesar (gray with dark gray stripes). Very sweet and very atheletic. Enzo is completely declawed; Caesar still has his back claws. They're around three years old and get along well with other animals and children.
My brother has to get rid of the cats because Luca is majorly allergic.
Chief came home from school at the usual time. Her day was half good, half bad. Lots of homework was her reasoning for the half bad part, but I knew that couldn't be the case, since she never really lets the amount of homework dictate whether the day was good or bad. Sure, she'll complain if she has a lot, but won't say that it's been a bad day.
I just sat there waiting for more. And sure enough, after not too long, it came pouring out of her. She poured for about twenty-five minutes. I tried to share some insight with her (lots of what was going on happened to me around the same age), but mostly she just talked the whole time.
I'm now emotionally spent for the day.
How do parents with honest children live day to day? Seriously. I can't imagine going through this daily and still having the energy to have a career and a spouse. Maybe if you start with the kid from birth it's easier? Or maybe some kids (Chief) are just more difficult than others? If not, we're back to the idea that I'll never be a (good) parent.
On a completely different note:
Anyone want two lovely cats? Enzo (a blonde, part domestic / part Serval) and Caesar (gray with dark gray stripes). Very sweet and very atheletic. Enzo is completely declawed; Caesar still has his back claws. They're around three years old and get along well with other animals and children.
My brother has to get rid of the cats because Luca is majorly allergic.