Even when Derk and I give a command she refuses to listen until she's pushed all our buttons and we are on the brink of insanity. This morning all she was asked to do was brush mommy's hair which she does regularly and loves doing. Nope... not this morning! SHE wanted to go do what the other girls were told to do and so did her little act. It's kind of whining, pawing the air at the person blocking her way from what she wants to do or where she wants to go, and she will NOT stop. She continues doing it over and over and over no matter what we say or do. I've been noticing this behaviour lately where she will continue an action even if the item has been removed. For example, one night she was making a racket with her drawing in church and the kids had paper everywhere. I'd had enough and after leaving the piano, took all their pens and crayons and papers away. Everyone else was upset but oh well... mom took it except Ember who was continuing to draw on her paper kneeling on the floor. I took the paper and she tried to continue to draw on the pew. Took the pen and she kept her hands in the circular motion and would not stop until I grabbed her hand and held it still!!
This is the type of behaviour we get. Or she'll push her feet on someone beside her slyly until that child cries and gets angry and then we get upset with them and tell them to stop fighting only to discover what she's been doing and even once we know and see, she will NOT stop it!
I'm at my wits end! So today she's been sent to her room to clean it since she will NOT behave and she won't do that either. I'm so tired of her antics and yet do not know what to do with her. At the moment, she's threatened her twin with something she says she'll hit her with. I have a couple of kids with tempers, but this goes far beyond. SiGH....
Her twin sister, Autumn-Rose on the other hand, is usually cheerful, helpful and sings ALL day long. No joke. Derk said she was in her room singing for over 2 hours. Her entire play was in song!
My older girls are doing great today. Michael wont' get up as usual, but Larissa did and got everyone going. She even made scrambled eggs for the kids this morning as Josh is at work. She's turning 12 in May and lately has begun to show some maturing that I really am glad to see.
As for me today? Not coughing as badly or as much. Other symptoms are lessening as well and I actually got dressed in nice clean clothes this morning and made the bed although by the time I finished, I was back on the top exhuasted. I feel better yet worse, stronger yet weaker in a lot of areas and my body is sore all over from the lying in bed and the coughing episodes. It's been well over 10 days now that I've been sick, think about 2 wks actually tomorrow and I'm more than ready to feel better! Taking my meds and they seem to have been helping yesterday and today. The least bit of exertion or stress though can still send me into a bad coughing fit and leave me breathless.
It's only 10 am!!! I'll be SO glad to see Josh at 2:30 and Derk at 4pm!!!
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