Had a better morning then I did night, well sorta. My oldest son has a pretty bad attitude, and is down right nasty at times. It's difficult saying this but I'd be lying to say otherwise. So, since Christmas I vowed it'd be a long time til he got another video game. He got many for Christmas and a whole new entertainment system from his very generous Uncle. However his lack of appreciation coupled with a very spoiled brat attitude gave me quite the rude awakening. Not even a day after Christmas he was complaining that he'd like a new video game. It wasn't just any old comment, it was the tone in which he said it and the look he gave as he was saying it.
ANYways... that was long and ranting wasn't it? Felt it was necessary so as to not come off as an ogre here. I said, wow you selfish spoiled brat, how dare you! No appreciation and worse attitude as if he's entitled to more then he already has. So, I vowed it'd be a very long time, probably not til his birthday in August that he'd get another game from me.
But, today, after many many weeks of begging to trade in some older games he had for store credit, I agreed to take him to do such. However explaining that I would not be putting in any money for a new game and how I warned him that his 2 games would most likely reel in little money if any. He still wanted to go, so I told him I'd take him to the library afterwards and he could rent a video game there instead. He agreed and understood. (or so I thought) When we got there, he got a whopping 8 dollars and 25 cents for the two games and he left the store miserably with an attitude when he found out I was quite serious about not pitching in to help him buy a $50 dollar game. Sorry but umm no. He still did go to the library quite reluctantly however. Am I wrong here?
And that was the better part of my day.
The rest of the day consisted of listening to bickering children, having a headache that wouldn't stop and watching a movie for the first time in a long time, but forgetting about the pizza I had put in the oven for the kids for dinner and burning it as a result of not paying enough attention. Not following through with a promise to clean the kitchen and make dinner and I'm as tense as can be.
It just sucks.
Tomorrow I plan on getting my laptop. How you ask? HP put the money in my account today! Yippee. And I also got my other cash today a day earlier that expected too so I was able to order the kids curriculum, and pay my storage fee. But I'm hoping to get a SUPER early start to my day and go out on my own to get my laptop. I truly want to go out by myself, but am not sure if I'll be up early enough. Well, what am I saying all week one if not the other of my kids has made sure to wake me up each morning no later than 7:45am.
::SIGHS:: God I'm so damn tense.
ANYways... that was long and ranting wasn't it? Felt it was necessary so as to not come off as an ogre here. I said, wow you selfish spoiled brat, how dare you! No appreciation and worse attitude as if he's entitled to more then he already has. So, I vowed it'd be a very long time, probably not til his birthday in August that he'd get another game from me.
But, today, after many many weeks of begging to trade in some older games he had for store credit, I agreed to take him to do such. However explaining that I would not be putting in any money for a new game and how I warned him that his 2 games would most likely reel in little money if any. He still wanted to go, so I told him I'd take him to the library afterwards and he could rent a video game there instead. He agreed and understood. (or so I thought) When we got there, he got a whopping 8 dollars and 25 cents for the two games and he left the store miserably with an attitude when he found out I was quite serious about not pitching in to help him buy a $50 dollar game. Sorry but umm no. He still did go to the library quite reluctantly however. Am I wrong here?
And that was the better part of my day.
The rest of the day consisted of listening to bickering children, having a headache that wouldn't stop and watching a movie for the first time in a long time, but forgetting about the pizza I had put in the oven for the kids for dinner and burning it as a result of not paying enough attention. Not following through with a promise to clean the kitchen and make dinner and I'm as tense as can be.
It just sucks.
Tomorrow I plan on getting my laptop. How you ask? HP put the money in my account today! Yippee. And I also got my other cash today a day earlier that expected too so I was able to order the kids curriculum, and pay my storage fee. But I'm hoping to get a SUPER early start to my day and go out on my own to get my laptop. I truly want to go out by myself, but am not sure if I'll be up early enough. Well, what am I saying all week one if not the other of my kids has made sure to wake me up each morning no later than 7:45am.
::SIGHS:: God I'm so damn tense.
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