no sleep arh
god damn bloody endo pains ive been awake all bloody night it is now 7.07 am and i am doing my 2nd load of washing oh …
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Paul stayed last night,I hate to say it but I was so glad when he went home,about 2pm this afternoon. He was so grumpy, I couldnt do anything to please him,he didnt want to do anything, he said could he draw, so I got drawing pads out and pens etc., he didnt do one thing!! Shall we play a game? Yes, so out the games came, nothing again!! Do you want to go on the computer, Yes, 5 minutes and that was it!! Shall we take the dogs out, No, I dont feel like it!! And so it went o n,My Mum had a go and she got exasperated.He wanted my hubby to make something with wood,could he make a house!! Well, how do you make a house, he wanted a big one that he could get in,where do you conjure enough wood up for that?My husband is a joiner and we have lots of wood but not enormous pieces like that, he offered to help him make a bird house, but No he didnt want that!! The a tree house, it was pouring down and everywhere was soaked!!
Then I was so cross, we have got some swallows nesting under the porch and when I looked out there he was with a garden chair, about to stand on it to take out the babies (just to look at them) he knows not to disturb wildlife.I explained why you dont do that and he wasnt happy at all.
I could have honestly taken him home early but we had promised to take him for Sunday lunch,he is always good when we go out, so that was ok, and then we went straight home, big sigh of relief!!
Oh we made some chocolate brownies, well he started them and guess who finished them!!
Dont know what the problem was,one of those days I expect,he wants to come for the day again on Weds, will have to wait and see if I recover from today first. Cant believe how grumpy he was, nothing suited at all.
Anybody got any advice, what would you have done, please tell me!!
I am so tired now,i had a little sleep this afternoon and I think it will be an early night for me. I think you get mentally exhausted.
Hope you had a better day than me, love and lots of hugs. xxx
PS I love him really!!
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well after all that trying and nothing worked . i think i would have said you will have to entertain yourself , i'm going to watch t'v . lol i don't have the patience i used to have i guess. i think you did everything possible to make sure he had a good time , i don't know what else you could have done . at least you will have a few days to recouperate until wednesday .lol maybe he was like me and just having a bad day . lol oxxoxoxoxoxxo
dizzylizzie
I certainly dont have the same patience now,I think we have too much on our minds, I just want a quiet life now!!
Well I tried,I will take your advice next time.
xxx
bonnytiz
I am a terrible person when they get like this, always was!!! ... I just tell them to pull themselves together and I am going to do my own thing until they do!! In other words, I ignore grandchildren when they are like that!!! Hannah used to sulk - and I cant stand that either. I usually in fact get cross and say I am not going to put up with it. I do usually ask if there is anything wrong first - if there is just a shrug of the shoulders, then that is that with me. I usually do find this works and then when they have become more co-operative, stopped sulking or whatever, I go over and give them a big hug - and they seem to settle down again. Unlike you, I have no patience at all...lol.............I have a feeling this comes from having to be so careful of my father over years of going into moods or being really irritable with me. I cannot stand being reminded of those days - and wont put up with it at all now, with anyone. I really dont know whether this is good or bad, but it works...LOL.....BAD Grandma I spect they think sometimes - but they always love to come here all the same. Oh dear!!...hugs and love Cathrynn X
Cathrynn
What a shame that you do anything and everything to entertain Paul. In fact, it seems you do too much. I think it's not worth it for you to go through this time and again. I would suggest that you just offer a few things to do, and if he isn't interested, then go do something you want to do. If he sulks, so be it.
flip12flop
Seems we all try hard to please the grandkids but I agree with cathryn......no patience here anymore, especially if you have your mum to take care and you don't have much energy yourself!!!
Hugs :)Sue
Suestew
i dont know, maybe somethings bothering paul and hes venting his feelings and gettting frustrated. he must be unhappy with the situatiion wiht his mum and its bound to come out in unruly or out of character behaviour. which is of no help to you i know as you are the one having to cope with it. its reallly tough for you having to deal with him when you are poorly yourself and tired from coping with your mum. its difficult to know if hes being deliberately unsettling to get some attention , or is something is bothering him or maybe as you and his dad seem to be the only constants in his life is he pushing it to see if you really love him. or is he just being in a bad mood? i dont know what to say, kids can try the patience of a saint and you seem to have alot of patience. i automatically want to say look after yourself first as you have alot of stress at the moment but i also sort of wonder if somethings bothering him more than usual and hes taking his frustration out on you as you are his favourite person (the old saying we hurt the ones we love)or is he just being awkward as kids can be at times? maybe just carry on as much as is comfortable for you, support him as much as you are able but if things get too much take time out to give yourself a break. sorry to be so vague. hugs
wistfl
how old is he? i know i shouldn't say this, but i HATE two year olds. i am not the only one like that. i think two year old do best in professional settings where the people are trained to handle them. and once the age two stage is over, then it is mostly fine
its easiest to raise kids around swimming pools and beaches. its very contained and they wear THEMSELVES out in this very healthy way. but i am from florida. don't know if its possible where you are...but do you belong to a pool and maybe when he comes to visit, the day can be spent at a swimming pool...if he is swimming a lot he will fall to sleep very early, and very easily xx
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