Anyway,That being said, our current situation is not my ideal one. Bridget works part-time and I work part-time. When she is working I am watching the boys. So while this means I only have two full days a week solo with them, sometimes it is more than enough. They are not bad kids, and they have been pretty good thus far today. Actually, it gets better the older they get. They do play with each other much of the day making it possible for me to complain on this blog.
I, however, go stir crazy. I gotta be doing something. I can't relax enough to read usually. So, I will make up errands to go and do, even if this is only a trip to the 7-11 or Circle K. Or, at the very least I try to make up a project if I can.
For instance, today we have built a train track.
The ideal train track is one that the trains can hit every part of the track and be able to go both directions on all parts of the track. That usually takes a little bit of thought and planning and so I don't mind building them. Sometimes I enjoy it. However, today it was a race. Jack wants to play with it while I am building it. This means that he is consistently in the way and occassionally knocks things down. Plus, he keeps asking if it is done yet the whole time. But once it was done it was nice to be able to mess around for a bit.
That was the high point of the day thus far. Then they started arguing and so on. Normal stuff really but it drives me nuts after a bit. I tried to get us out of the house, but if Jack wanted to go to the Library, Ryan didn't. Then a bit later I offered to take them to McDonalds, and then Ryan wanted to go but Jack wouldn't. So we are still here. Now Barney and Friends is on TV and I am about ready to tear out my remaining hair. I can't handle this show. I would turn it off, but then the boys would be at each other again. I don't think I can handle that without losing it.
I am not made for this Mr. Mom stuff. I am sorry to say something so politically incorrect, but I think that in general, women are better able to handle the responsibilities of being with the kids solo than men. Oh, man, Jack just crapped his pants....oh well, the fun continues.
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Well, thanks for making me laugh. My roommate thinks this is all pretty funny too. but she never wants to have kids, so really she uses it as ammo.
I'm all for gender roles, however politically incorrect it is. (Just b/c it may be PC doesn't mean it's right.)
And I think you're too nice. I just tell Raquel where we are going...to the Library, on a walk... She'll put up a stink sometimes, but if I have a good attitude and try to make it fun she'll usually come around.
Anyway, good luck with your boys. I happen to LOVE the baby stage and watching them laugh and crawl and babble. It's great stuff. It helps that Kaden's a pretty happy baby. We can always get him to smile and laugh.
Ok, maybe just the first 6 months should be fast forwarded.
Oh, I am not too nice. Just today I didn't feel like fighting the battle at that point. We went out after lunch and stayed out until Jack fell asleep. THAT was a nice couple of hours.
I will say, since I'm thinking about it anyway, that I HATE trying to get them to learn how to go to sleep. That part is even worse than potty-training.
Come on Devin. getting boring around here...
Well, for one, I have two blogs to your one. ;) And two, it has only been 3 days. I don't have anything new to report here. At least nothing excited or funny. I will try and think of something. But odds are nothing new until this weekend. The next couple of days are packed.
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