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And today we are all going to recognize the fact that this job is driving me crazy (in mostly good ways, but some bad ways) and today I just can't stand the thought of screaming children grabbing me or writing another grant and I need a freaking day off (working seven days a week has not been fun.) So I sort of took the morning off and I'm going to go to my parents house even tho they're both at work and snuggle with the little dog and go for a hike. And then I'll go to work for the afternoon.
Why the HELL do people have children? Seriously. I like them well enough in small doses, one or two at a time. But this is insane. I have these groups of girls constantly touching me - hugging me, stroking my hair, squeezing my arm, holding my hand, patting my stomach, trying to sit in my lap or trying to make me pick them up....and even tho I keep telling them nicely I don't want them to touch me that much, they just....don't listen. I'm sorry, but I'm not a fan of the whole sticky hands touching me constantly. I don't like being groped, I don't want to hold their hands constantly and I don't like being poked in the eye or having my hair pulled or having them holding on to my leg. I'm trying to just get hte point across...ASK someone before you touch them, but thats apparently a foreign concept.
And tryign to control them? Forget it. If I'm strict, they cry. If I'm gentle, they don't listen. If we do one activity, they're bored. If we do another activity, they're confused. If we do what they want to do, they're upset that I'm not entertaining them. We can't play sports because they cry whenever the ball comes close to hitting them. We can't do arts and crafts because the little ones can't follow directions and the big ones are bored.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH. And don't even get me started on teh boys. I need more adult time, stat.
Why the HELL do people have children? Seriously. I like them well enough in small doses, one or two at a time. But this is insane. I have these groups of girls constantly touching me - hugging me, stroking my hair, squeezing my arm, holding my hand, patting my stomach, trying to sit in my lap or trying to make me pick them up....and even tho I keep telling them nicely I don't want them to touch me that much, they just....don't listen. I'm sorry, but I'm not a fan of the whole sticky hands touching me constantly. I don't like being groped, I don't want to hold their hands constantly and I don't like being poked in the eye or having my hair pulled or having them holding on to my leg. I'm trying to just get hte point across...ASK someone before you touch them, but thats apparently a foreign concept.
And tryign to control them? Forget it. If I'm strict, they cry. If I'm gentle, they don't listen. If we do one activity, they're bored. If we do another activity, they're confused. If we do what they want to do, they're upset that I'm not entertaining them. We can't play sports because they cry whenever the ball comes close to hitting them. We can't do arts and crafts because the little ones can't follow directions and the big ones are bored.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH. And don't even get me started on teh boys. I need more adult time, stat.