1. Getting on the roller coaster. I am NOT participating in tween dramz in the morning, you guys. Dorothy sometimes has a hard time getting dressed and out the door, and that is HER problem, not mine. I am going to stay away from the big emotions or at least not match them with feels of my own.
Things I am doing to make mornings smoother:
- Insisting on picking out clothes the night before
- Helping with her hair no matter what I am doing when she asks and acting like I have all of the time in the world to do it even when I really don't.
- Banning her phone until she is fully dressed including socks
- Bringing her a hot chocolate with whipped cream if I notice she didn't eat much breakfast
- Waking her up with her favorite songs on her Alexa
Do these things always work? NO THEY DO NOT. DO I feel very angry inside when she is making me run late? YES I DO. Does getting mad and yelling ever make me feel better? NO, NEVER.
So far so good on our February mornings (from my end, anyway), and I am hoping to keep it going.
2. INSIDE RUNNING. I am back on the pavement, and I am SO HAPPY. I even ran on Wednesday when Alexa woke me up by telling me it was NEGATIVE 2. (long underwear shirt, long sleeved T, long underwear pants, sweats, fleece jacket, hat, face cover, gloves-- and I got sweaty-- it was a delight).
Love all of these! I am so impressed with your dedication to running and I love that it brings you so much joy! Hooray for weather that allows you to be outside.
ReplyDeleteI know what they say about no bad weather, but I stand by the fact there is some weather where the only thing to be done is stay inside in my PJs by the fireplace. I get so cold outside in the winter, basically regardless of how I dress. SIGH. I do not live in the right place from December-April!
Mornings were SO rough with my daughter at Dorothy's age. They are 1000x better now. She does everything on her own, wakes up not in a horrific mood, etc.
Oh yes, tween (and teen) drama. I've definitely opted out. What I do in the morning is gauge my daughter's mood. If she's crabby, I don't even attempt to talk. And I'm certainly not doing her hair and bringing her a hot chocolate! You're a good mom.
ReplyDeletei have an issue were I don't eat enough lunch and then I want to binge on crackers when I get home. Sigh. That late afternoon time is tricky.
Yay for outdoor running! I hope you get a better weather month in February.
Your plans to get out the door in the mornings sound really good. Most especially the phone, I think. And the hot chocolate. You’re nice to help with her hair, I remember when my daughter was about that age, the complicated braids from Hunger Games were a thing and my daughter somehow thought I could manage them. So we’d spend 15 or 20 minutes on it, watching a video, trying to get it right, and then she’d pull it out and wear her hair loose. Frustrating.
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