Well, if you know us, you know that chaos and upheaval seem to fit us well. Life has not been mundane in the almost 10 years Adam and I have been together! So, we could not disappoint.
Adams mom has been living with us for almost 5 months. It was a long rough 5 months trying to adjust to another person in the house who has authority. Keeping a balance of ruling my home and not telling the kids they didn't have to listen to grandma was a tight rope that I have been walking. All of this confused the girls as to who was in charge and it created a back door to them being able to get away with things mom would NEVER be okay with.
With that came some attitude changes in my carbon copy aka Alexandra. Shes very stubborn anyway, but normally quite, soft spoken and mostly agreeable. However, over the past couple of months shes became aggressive with Adam and I and has completely turned off any common sense God surly tried to give her. I have been reassured by every middle child I can think of that this is due to her being a middle kid. Shes become bossy and mean to her little sister at times and seems to need more of my attention. I think this could be a combination of a lot of things. Changes in school, changes at home, and life in general being so busy for us this summer.
Shes still a sweet loving child most of the time and I hope I'm not giving off the impression of one of those kids you see on Nanny 911. No, shes still my kid and therefore kept on a tight leash. I have the reputation I think for being very strict.) We still have tons of fun and shes loved beyond measure. However, between Adams mom being here, Adams changes at his job, my school, their school and life its self. Its just bringing up some reactions in her I need to deal with.
So, we thought we would take some time and reassure her and help her figure out what ever it is that's bothering her so much. Shes always been very sensitive to changes and things going on around her. Therefore, we have decided that we are going to put off (not cancel) our adoption process for a year or two depending on how things progress. We are hoping that giving her some extra time and attention for a while will help. This should also give her time to mature a bit more and learn how to be more vocal... Id love to see her be willing to pick up around the house, but shes still Adams child so I'm not holding my breath there.
Adams mom did move out this last weekend. So, Alexandra now has what was going to be the new boys room. Its pink and brown and has all of her girly breakable dolls and collections in it. Aunt Verna bought her a new bed set (she doesn't know it yet) for her birthday that's brown with pretty pink flowers on it. Shes going to love it. She is the girly one of our bunch.
So, there it is! I have my house back YAY, life is as calm as it gets for us for now. Don't worry birthdays and holidays are around the corner!
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