I’m at the point in the summer where my children are really starting to get a little wild. For the oldest one, he’s bored. Funny since we’ve been busy, so he shouldn’t be bored. Nonetheless, he tells me he can’t find anything to do. He’s a little edgy too and has been talking back and getting snippy. Perhaps it’s the non-stop bickering between #2 and #3 or between #3 and #4. I think he feels like he needs to be the peacekeeper. It’s frustration. I’m frustrated too.
I purposely tried not to over-schedule and instead plan fun activities we would do together. They’ve had swimming and tennis lessons. We’ve pretty much lived in the water. Unfortunately, most of their friends are in camps or away so when we don’t have plans, there’s really not many kids to hang out with. I remember as a child, summer would feel very long around early August. So I guess that they’d agree. In fact, just this morning, #2 told us that he hoped August would feel as long as July did.
But the talking back and arguing is getting on my nerves. I feel like I want to have a meltdown! I understand how they feel. What I’m trying to do is remain calm and offer them options to prevent from getting upset with one another. If I could just stop the baby from screaming!
