tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post5505507072805388677..comments2023-11-22T11:30:17.400-06:00Comments on Seeking Sanity: Torn and TatteredKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-47464853777131671342011-06-13T10:16:22.705-05:002011-06-13T10:16:22.705-05:00Oh goodness do I feel your pain on the wild and cr...Oh goodness do I feel your pain on the wild and crazy boys! I've got three really, really close in age and sometimes I feel like I spend the whole day going in circles, scolding and then yelling {yes yelling, I wish I didn't, but I do...} I feel so frustrated and upset sometimes by the end of the day, then I spend way too much precious should be sleeping time wondering how I can make the next day better. Just to have it go the exact same way. Rinse and repeat. Sigh. I have really well behaved boys too, and when I tell people the stuff that they do at times they don't even seem to believe me... I guess it's because they save most the crazy for at home {which proves that they do it just to drive me insane} I should be thankful for this, but it's oh so exhausting! I can't say that my girl is so much easier though... she's a wild one, and has learned all her tricks from her older brothers. :)Riahlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525310321786184469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-45376671270950967562011-06-09T16:31:10.979-05:002011-06-09T16:31:10.979-05:00I'm so sorry for the loss of your uncle.
As fo...I'm so sorry for the loss of your uncle.<br />As for the boys....<br />I know its hard to believe now, but one day you'll look back on this and laugh. I hope things get better soon, I say wear them out all day and then put them to bed early!Cyndy Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617354883122757511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-34241347276057534252011-06-04T21:52:06.475-05:002011-06-04T21:52:06.475-05:00boy: a noise with dirt on it.
i'm glad he may...boy: a noise with dirt on it.<br /><br />i'm glad he mayhem between then is happy at least but yep, praying for patience and good choices.<br /><br />me? for my girl to finish school strong and have no hindrances to graduation. also i am in desperate need of guidance in choosing a good doctor for my girl who has lyme disease. we cannot stay where we are. that doc is just too harsh and, truth be told, crazy when it comes to dealing with some of her anxiety over treatment.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-85958800016069546892011-06-04T18:46:28.674-05:002011-06-04T18:46:28.674-05:00I'm having the SAME issue with posting comment...I'm having the SAME issue with posting comments. Ugh. <br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear about your uncle. My thoughts are with you.<br /><br />AND. I give you a lot of credit. If I had THREE of Hunter, I'd seriously wanna bang my head on the wall. Love the kid to pieces of course but DAMN is he tough some days wiht all the mischief he gets into...and he's only (almsot) two!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-76830535814313607212011-06-03T19:07:40.449-05:002011-06-03T19:07:40.449-05:00I'm so sorry about your uncle...
Ah, boys. Th...I'm so sorry about your uncle...<br /><br />Ah, boys. This is why so many boys (IMHO) are diagnosed with attention issues. They are BOYS. They are designed to be digging up trees and throwing fish water. That's what they do. As a non-male human being, I can't always understand it, but I feel your pain. Why, just today, I called Patrick up to our staircase landing and had him look at the 2 story wall beside it. It has some sort of brownish liquid stain all over it, as though some young person (ahem. SON!) squirted brown water with a squirt gun in my house.<br /><br />Sigh...tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-77602946021711544742011-06-03T09:56:04.120-05:002011-06-03T09:56:04.120-05:00Oh Kat, I am sorry about your Uncle Larry :-( Is h...Oh Kat, I am sorry about your Uncle Larry :-( Is he from your Mom's or Dad's side?<br />And the kids thing. Thank you. I feel like the most horrible Mom in the world after this week-long school break they had, but you've just made me remember that we all have days (weeks, months) like this. So even though you;re suffering, thank you for telling us!<br /><br />One prayer I've been saying for nearly 23 years: "Please, God, let their memories of the bad times be cloudy and the good times be clear... and help me not to warp them too badly".imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-54338654843201184822011-06-02T16:24:17.367-05:002011-06-02T16:24:17.367-05:00When I read your words about telling your Mom abou...When I read your words about telling your Mom about your troubles with the boys and her not knowing whether to laugh or cry, I have to confess that I chuckled there! (She's probably thinking that the old mother's curse -"I hope you have children someday who are as bad as you or worse" -has come true! I used to tell my kids that was what I wished would someday happen to them and for the most part, it has! I always said girls were more difficult to raise though than boys -because my two girls sometimes had the urge to be a bit of a bully, much more so than my son ever had. And today, with the grandkids who live with me, I still say that because Maya is much harder to contend with than her little brother -most of the time! But just revert back whenever you can to your positive attitude and before you know it, the boys will either run out of steam or get the idea you're trying to convey to them about how to behave ALL the time. Or, as my daughter Mandy often says here about her two kids -"Patience, Time, Love!" And a few prayers for your survival now and again don't do any harm either.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-44172245123332191612011-06-02T10:20:16.734-05:002011-06-02T10:20:16.734-05:00People used to tell me this when I would be pullin...People used to tell me this when I would be pulling out my hair with my 3 boys and it's so true<br /><br />"there is a special place in heaven for the mother of boys"<br /><br />You'll get there I'm sure! Hang tough it does get better.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338688515732965297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-8131550006306991452011-06-02T08:03:05.008-05:002011-06-02T08:03:05.008-05:00I am so glad you posted this about your boys ... b...I am so glad you posted this about your boys ... because my boys are driving me insane as well. They are good boys. But they're not listening, doing things I specifically tell them not to, 'accidentally' hurting each other and my things, and generally rampaging around like little rabid monkeys. What is going on?!?<br /><br />I'm cracking down this week, especially on the just-turned 6 year old, as we're on half-term break, and hopefully we will rediscover some semblance of orderly chaos.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-73317071383460517862011-06-01T22:16:34.153-05:002011-06-01T22:16:34.153-05:00Oh, girlfriend....I have soooo been there. Howeve...Oh, girlfriend....I have soooo been there. However, my biggest troublemaker is the girl! She can literally make me want to pull my hair out with her sass and defiance! Hang in there.<br /><br />It is special to see them do their readings at mass. Max did his first one this spring in 1st grade.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144625781609192815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-1799962436178512622011-06-01T21:18:16.929-05:002011-06-01T21:18:16.929-05:00Wow, to say you have been going through a lot is a...Wow, to say you have been going through a lot is an understatement. Here is the thing....we will all go through difficult times, but we get to go THROUGH them. We don't have to set up camp and stay there. God will bring you through all of this, Kat. I know it can feel overwhelming at times, but remember He is always with you and will carry you THROUGH this. <br /><br />I am truly sorry about your uncle. Losing someone you love is a tough one.<br /><br />I do here you on the boys though...you know I have three of those myself. I often think my friends with girls just don't get it. Really it is totally not the same. I know you have amazing boys, and they will work through this. We struggle with the same thing around here. My only advice is...stand your ground. Moms of boys have it extra tough here, but we have to let them know we mean business. They will thank us for it later. <br /><br />Hang in there buttercup!<br /><br />HugsJaysihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308790833731919696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-32068329232614631212011-06-01T19:51:47.777-05:002011-06-01T19:51:47.777-05:00Oh wow, that reading is too funny! Hang in there....Oh wow, that reading is too funny! Hang in there. They are good kids, but that's definitely a lot to handle all at once. Early bedtime once in a while? Being a mom is definitely exhausting sometimes isn't it?Mom24https://www.blogger.com/profile/00061152728345287775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-14529669452268594792011-06-01T19:46:12.426-05:002011-06-01T19:46:12.426-05:00I feel the same way these past few weeks. The kids...I feel the same way these past few weeks. The kids are going NUTS. I think it is the nice weather and then all the rain that has them still cooped up inside that is making them stir crazy?!?! Not sure but that is my guess.Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816260131470363977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-77118945945359063022011-06-01T19:45:57.739-05:002011-06-01T19:45:57.739-05:00Funny how God gives us the words sometimes, huh?
...Funny how God gives us the words sometimes, huh?<br /><br />I have ONLY 2 boys and I know what you mean. My little guy just DOESN'T listen so he's my challenge right now. And then he gets his brother in trouble too. It's pretty peaceful here this week since Ben is staying with my MIL this week but things are gonna get interesting next week, I'm sure when it's our first full week out of school, etc. <br /><br />I'm praying for you and your boys too Kat. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.com