Jennifer from Playgroups are no Place for Children took the words right out of mouth with this post here.
I was on my girls weekend and the kids went to visit their Papa and Gigi.
They were spoiled.
Catered to.
Indulged.
I missed the kids so much. The first 24 hours of our weekend, all we did was talk about our kids. I called them three times a day. I dreamt about them. I could not wait to be around them. Without sounding overly dramatic, it felt unnatural to be away from them for an extended period.
Papa drove them home and the house was back to normal. It was loud, crazy and instantly messy. It felt like our home again.
Then the behaviors started.
This morning at breakfast, Thomas begins....
Mama, I want donuts.
No baby, we are not having donuts from breakfast. Would you like cereal, yogurt or some fruit?
Mama, Papa lets me eat donuts.
Yes, baby. That is because Papa is your Papa and he loves to spoil you.
Mama, what does spoil mean?
Well, it means someone gives you donuts for breakfast.
Mama, (because every single sentence that comes out of their mouth begins with Mama) I want yogurt.
I open yogurt.
No mama, I changed my mind. I want fruit...
You get the picture.
Then at bath time, Stella begins:
Mama, Gigi is going to talk to you about saying, "Calm your little butt down".
Baby, Mama can say that. Who is in charge, Mama or Gigi?
Gigi.
This is going to take awhile.
Grape Tomatoes
2 months ago
5 comments:
I so know what you mean. I get that every time they come home from grandma's.
"but grandma let's me eat chocolate before dinner."
"but grandma says I can watch TV all day long.
But grandma is going to have to have a stern talking to!
i'm am laughing so hard right now.
my stella says crap like that to me ALL THE TIME.
dear god...i love having nearby grandparents...but they make life so much harder when the kids come home!
on a side note...the incessent mama thing could seriously drive a mama bonkers!
HA! I agree.. before I had kids, I always thought I would be Mommy.. how did I end up being Momma?
And yes.. I curse my mother all the time for having no boundaries with Sunshine... they walk in a store and she gets whatever she wants.. don't worry.. I'm taking notes.. when I'm a grandmother... oh boy!!!
My MIL was worried that she would break the kids while I was gone. Since writing about their terrible behavior since I got home, my MIL thinks I'm mad at her.
I've tried explaining that I'm not mad and that I don't blame her, but that it hurts to come home to kids that didn't seem to miss me!
Everyone keeps telling me that their behavior is because they missed me and now they're punishing me. Gee, that's reassuring!
Lol Jennifer!
It is like when the dog pees on your shoes because he 'misses' you.
:-)
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