- Take your eldest child to his 2-hour gymnastics practice on Friday evening where he ends up practicing with the senior team instead of his own level.
- On Saturday morning, take him to the special senior team practice (because his coach said it would be okay and your child will be extremely chagrined if you do not), where he will have an intense 3-hour workout.
- After practice, drag him to Sam's before feeding his hungry, energy-depleted body, to pick up a 'few things' (which you would have picked up earlier had you not been shuttling back and forth to the gym.) Don't worry, though, Sam's has plenty of samples to keep his energy up until you get home.
- Accept an invitation from some friends to go to their house for a cookout and stay much later than you had intended. The pool and trampoline will help wear out your child, in addition to pushing his bedtime back.
- In the morning, take the kids to the church children's meeting where the eldest will stuff himself chock full of Nilla Wafers (this child, much like the old-man cat, does not self-regulate when it comes to food).
- After the meeting, go over to some friends' house for lunch.
- After lunch, invite some of your kids' friends over to play for a couple of hours.
- Hmmm, you note ... he's still not worn out? The next logical step is to accept an impromptu invitation for a sleepover that night. Off he goes. No, you tell his friend's mother, no special instructions or restrictions for him. It does not occur to you that he will NOT SLEEP at the sleepover.
- When the child returns in the morning, glassy-eyed and weepy with fatigue, you march him straight to bed. But you are not done with him yet.
- After 2 hours of sleep you wake the child, because you have previously arranged lunch plans which you are determined NOT to cancel because you have been attempting to get together with these particular friends for at least 6 months. (The boy regains some of his composure and trademark gift of gab in the car ride over.)
Lighthouses
5 years ago
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Editors Note: "old-man cat" reference (Step 5) is not a supercool or hip way of refering the husband in this relationship. However, the husband adds has been told he is very cool and has been getting some help on self-regulation.
You two are so funny! What a great way to describe the story you told us yesterday, and thank you for coming, despite the very understandable and logical reason not to!
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