More beanies
Beanies are such a quick fix when you need to see some results of your endeavours. A Flapper hat in Lincraft Cosy Wool, which is 8 ply rather than the recommended 10 ply. This was given to a friend’s two-year-old.
An Olivia’s Butterfly in mystery yarn from my stash.
I made one for myself as well, this time in Patons Smoothie. What a difference a change of yarn makes!
I need hats at the moment to cover up where I am pulling my hair out – well, metaphorically speaking. My daughters are driving me nuts. They don’t eat well, refuse to even try different foods, oppose everything I ask them to do – especially Stella – and are arguing with me constantly. Stella is in the midst of toilet training, not very successfully, and more often than not refuses to go to the potty when I ask her to. Mind you, she goes at childcare and successfully kept her undies dry for an entire day there. At home? Lots of wee and poo in undies. Clare deliberately lied to me for the first time a couple of days ago, and was only upset because she was caught out (it was extremely obvious that she was lying). I worked this morning and have only seen the kids for a couple of hours yet it has been tense and oppositional for most of the time. Aaaargh! They’re now off at the park with their dad while I “rest” – which means while I iron and tidy up. See why I crochet to see the results of my endeavours? I’m not seeing them in many other places at the moment!
Okay, vent/rant over. I’d better go and do a bit.
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The butterfly beanies look really lovely.
I hope you made time for yourself to have a nice cup of tea and perhaps a piece of chocolate…
xx
I HEAR YOU AND I CROCHET WITH YOU!! Nice to see results after effort instead of frustrations with argumentative children.
It’s lucky we love them, huh? And it’s super-good that we have Sewjourn to look forward to!!!!! (does little dance)
Lovely crochet.
I feel like that about my 4 yo daughter too but I am sure it is all worth it in the end!
You are doing a beautiful job with your girls, these trying days will soon be hopefully over.
xx
I hear you lara, I have no advice but it really does get better…truly!
Lara I am so with you. Mine have been very trying lately. Charlotte came home from friend’s house last night and OMG the attitude and Lucy won’t do anything I ask especially cleaning up.
I hope Jodie’s right!
Yep, hearing you, today has been particulalry trying. Yay for bedtime and chocolate, I say. Slving over a stove to have rejection and beans and toast, so sad! But at least she’s half toilet trained!!
Chin up. You are doing a great job. My eldest girl seems to be much the same as your daughters. I keep telling myself it will get better, Surely 16 can’t be harder than 6 right???
Oh and my Lottie has the exact same glasses!
I reaad somewhere that kids need to see something ‘new’ on their plates at least 5-6 times before it’s not ‘new’ anymore and will willingly eat it. I only know my 4 kids will now eat just about anything–not that I rigidly stuck by the above rule but I did put things on their plates and left if for them to try. I also did not make anything different for them if they were fussy–if they get hungry enough…they’ll eat. Just make sure there is something they do like on their plates. OK ,enough proselytizing from me. Lemme go sew.
Well you know where I live if you ever need a quick escape for a cuppa.
And keep up the crochet. Whatever gets you through the hard stuff right?
Oh dear, I am right there with you. How Zoe has learned to lie is just beyond me. Like you said too only bad feelings for getting caught! I tell her things like I already know the answer so you need to be honest. That has worked a few times. Or my fav. I can see her reflection in her playroom with our tv…she still has no idea how I can see her when I am sitting out of her view. The eating thing…we constantly make her try things and eventually she has grown to like her veggies. Our house rule is you dont have to eat (less stress on me) but if you dont No Treats. A snack is a must but snacks are fruits or pretzels. Seems to be working ok because she wants her sweets! Good luck – we all need it everyo once ina while!
Could it be the weather?? The moon?? Or are we all a bit ‘winter weary’?? It’s been a bit the same here Lara.
One who stamps her feet and makes a noise not unlike something from The Exorcist when I ask her to go to her room to think about her behaviour and another who won’t get dressed, pretty much at all really without a fairly major (time consuming) tantrum; “no like pants”.
Ride it out – hopefully the tide will turn for you and the wet and soiled undies will be a distant memory!
FInally some wise words once told to me by a very old farmer with 6 kids and 17 grandkids, when I asked where everyone sleeps when they are home at Christmas; “When they’re tired they’ll sleep; when they’re hungry they’ll eat.”
ugh- kids can be so bloody frustrating !
hope things improve quickly, if it mkae you feel any better, my five year old learnt to lie about 6 months ago & unfortunately he is VERY good at it. Luckily it didn’t get him far so he had stopped, for the moment at least!
I so wish I could crochet. Your hats are lovely and would be so useful in the cold Canadian winter here. I hear you on the kids. I am potty training my twins at the moment and it’s trying. I have wearing knickers and doing okay but the other is just a lost cause at the moment….
It does get easier, I promise (like Jodie said). Although teenagers have different buttons that they like to push 🙂
I loved Karen’s comment about sending her child to her room to think about her behaviour. Oh, the number of times I have said that to my kids.
I hope you got some peace and a cup of tea.
I know I am a bit late, but I wanted to add my commiserations re the kids. I hope Jodie is right too!
I’m finding that Emmeline has used all my patience by about 8:30am and even though she is very cute for the rest of the day, I am too annoyed to appreciate it and enjoy her. And then I realise that I’ll look back and regret my short-temperedness when she is all grown up, but, man, does she push my buttons.
You’re not alone.
xx