Parenting is Not for the Weak

 One of the things I have realized is that parenting is not for the weak. Today I was told I was the worst mommy several times by my 4 year old boy. I was also told I was the best mommy. But everyday is like negotiating with a terrorist. I should get paid for the amount of negotiating I have to do. And I am not talking bribes here, but negotiating a truce or explaining the facts of life (it is a negotiation just to get this far). Currently my husband and I are working on fixing up our home. We were able to add on two additional rooms to separate out two four year old boys. Every time I turned around there was either a whole in the wall or poop on the wall or hot chocolate on the wall. There is even poop on the ceiling. The boys are brothers, but they are 3 months apart as we adopted the older of the two boys. Last year I tore out all of the carpet in my living room and recently just finished ripping out the carpet in the bedrooms and replacing them with sticky tiles and planks. What started it was when the boys plus and extra boy the same age that was staying in our home with his mother for a bit decided to pour Kool-Aid on the floor and put water on top of it and proceeded to make sure my carpet had a nice makeover. At this time we had lived in the house approximately 2 years and a few months. I melted. Nothing is more frustrating than the horror that toddlers can cause in just the blink of an eye. So, here we are new year and new beginnings. Or new attempts, because who am I to give up on them. I mean thoughts of selling them have crossed my mind. But I figure I wouldn't look good in orange. So, instead I march on to the tune of my own rhythm. For better or for worse. But just know that parenting is not for the weak and that us parents are all in this together. It is more than okay to schedule some time to cry or hide in the closet with a couple of just for us snacks. I know I find myself drowning a lot. But every once in the while a new idea strikes me and I try that until it no longer works and it just keeps going on and on like that for what seems like an eternity. 

Victoria Fuller

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