Of all the things I know, the Ogre Kids seem to be the thing I know the most about.
They are a combination of awesome, frustrating, naughty, intelligent, smart, funny and grose.
Life would not be the same if they weren’t in mine.
Every day they make me smile, make me frown, and make me ask myself “what the?”
Today has mostly been full of “what the?” moments.
Like how do two small Ogres go through a whole roll of toilet paper without clogging the toilet?
How do you get poo inside your sock?
And how can one small person smell so much?
I know we have a rather large poo problem going on to which I have no idea how to fix.
Is it a bug? Town water?
The answers to so many questions I just don’t know.
It makes me question if the things I don’t know are taking over the things I do know.
But then when I think hard enough, there are things I know about them..
Like I know without a kiss and a cuddle at bedtime TEM10 will not sleep well.
BJ7 will at some stage sleep walk during the night. Even if it means he will only get up, walk to his door, and then walk back to his bed.
BL17 will forget to put washing powder in the machine every time he goes to wash his clothes. I also know he is very happy he knows how to use the machine now.
BJ7 and TEM10 just walked past… and that poo smell is back… more showers needed today… damn that poo!
JW13 will not get off his arse and do anything without being hounded to. I know I am finding it hard these past few months to find the positive about JW13. I know this makes me feel like crap. I know this makes me question my ability to be a good mother. I know this is a normal feeling for me to have. I know I have tried and tried to help this child. I know I have sourced out so much help that just doesn’t ever come through. I know I am at my wits end. I know I will lose my shit very soon if a change doesn’t come in the near future… I know he is smart. Intelligent. Artistic. Creative. And talented. I know he doesn’t see he is any of that.
I know TJ16 will do great things as an adult. I know she strives to do the best she can while questioning everything. I know this drives her teachers insane. I know she see’s the world differently to many others. I know she will always look for an alternate way to do things, or she will already know an alternate way.
I know I am not the best Mother in the world. I know I could improve myself in this field many times over. I know despite that, I do the best I can.
I know I am over that damn shit smell.
Hooking up with Dorothy @ Singular Insanity to tell you some things I know.
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Sounds like a busy household (with lots of poo hehe) and sounds like you are a super mum who recognises each of them is unique x
Cathy recently posted..Things I know – The Packing and Life Edition
They definitely are all unique! Some more challenging than the others lol But I love them all to bits no matter how insane they might send me!
As for the poo. Oh my goshness, I am over it!
xx
Miss Cinders recently posted..things i know – the ogre kids
The Poo!!! How can even the smallest amount be smelt from the driveway?? I am a nurse and I swear I can smell it 18 hrs after I left work some days!
I love your description of JW13 – smart. Intelligent. Artistic. Creative. And talented.
My Girl16 fits that description too, and she is infuriating – creative and artistic also equals dreamy and lost in her own world and really hard to rely on and interact with unless I am also dressed like a Cosplay troll or talking about anime, cosplay, weird movies or unicorns. A little bit of whimsy is fun. 100% whimsy is sooo frustrating!
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“JW13 will not get off his arse and do anything without being hounded to. I know I am finding it hard these past few months to find the positive about JW13. I know this makes me feel like crap. I know this makes me question my ability to be a good mother. I know this is a normal feeling for me to have. I know I have tried and tried to help this child. I know I have sourced out so much help that just doesn’t ever come through. I know I am at my wits end. I know I will lose my shit very soon if a change doesn’t come in the near future… I know he is smart. Intelligent. Artistic. Creative. And talented. I know he doesn’t see he is any of that.
I know TJ16 will do great things as an adult. I know she strives to do the best she can while questioning everything. I know this drives her teachers insane. I know she see’s the world differently to many others. I know she will always look for an alternate way to do things, or she will already know an alternate way.”
Have you been looking in my window miss cinders? Cause seriously, I swear you have just described my two teens!!
I know That there is no such thing as the BEST mother… She’s a fairy tale. Created in movie sitcom land. I know that I’m a real mother… Who falls down often, picks herself up, and marches through another day til she falls over again… Makes mistakes, learns from them, reinvents herself regularly… And who is tired as hell.
I know that you my love, are as real as me
kindred spirits x
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Aaargh, sounds like it’s pretty full on at your house right now. Then I suppose with so many kids, it would always be pretty full on. With only the two, I constantly question my effectiveness as a mother and there is always something going on with one or both of them. So you are not alone.
I often fantasise about the time when they both can look after themselves and eventually leave home, but that is still too far in the future to bring any real relief.
All we can do is handle one drama/challenge at a time and hope for the best.
Thanks for linking up with Things I Know last week
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I have two theories as to how the poo got inside the sock. Neither of them are pleasant.
Hope the household is recovering from the bout of gastro.
Love Mumabulous
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I know, you have to say that or I can find you cause I know where you live heeheehee!
Friendship is sharing things too… Although I owe you for not sharing your last household bug with us!!
xxx
Miss Cinders recently posted..things i know – the ogre kids