That's what Alyssa said to me after four hours away from home today. We had to go to the grocery store and while out of the house, we went to DQ for lunch, then to Rural King because Alyssa wanted to see if they had baby chicks for sale. Not that we'd have bought a baby chick, we don't want to spend that much for a special snack for Orville, after all. But she just wanted to look.
There were no baby chicks but there were new Breyer horses and Alyssa begged for one. She didn't get one. I told her we'd start a wish chart for her and she could earn points for doing things like putting DVDs back in their case without being told and eating her dinner without being nagged, etc to earn points. We could assign a certain number of points to specific treats, such as a Breyer horse or a watch, which is something else she wants and when she earns the assigned points, she can get the treats.
She wasn't amused. I didn't care. I'm tired of having a nine year old who things that just because she wants something, she's going to get it.
After Rural King we went to Walmart to pick up our groceries and supplies for the girls' Valentines Days parties which is this coming Friday.
Then we had to go to Meijer because Alyssa needs new pants and we hated everything at Walmart.
So, when I figured it all out, most of the four hours we spent away from home was spent doing things Alyssa wanted us to do or things that were specifically for Alyssa so when she said, "Thanks for ruining my Saturday, MOM!"
I replied, "You're welcome."
And I said it with a smile.
A mom, a dad and two daughters. We're living ordinary lives with a twist of 5p- (Cri du Chat) for spice. But we're about so much more than our younger daughter's genetic diagnosis.
1 comment:
Drama queen...just wait until she is 13! Amazing how our lives revolve around our children and yet they some how are blind to that fact. It happens to all of us.
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