I AM IN CONTROL!

I say this because I actually managed to get my kids to do all of their chores right after school.  There were a couple of sour moments like "I hate this day" and "I'm having the worst day ever", but in the end, they were successful and I was beaming.  Almost as much as my mirrors but not quite because the job was really sub par.  However, I'm not going to even bring that up because he's 7.  And he tried.

This day fairly rocked because I felt like I accomplished a lot.  Having more than a couple of kids has its benefits.  I may not have personally accomplished a lot but the vacuuming, dusting, kitchen and mirrors were all completed within a half hour because they helped me.  Or did their chores, however you want to think of it. 

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Yes, things are coming together  nicely.  The kids have, in the last week and a half, done their chores, their homework, their reading, and their bedtime routines.  I expect that I will have severe disobedience issues in the upcoming weeks because (apparently) that is what happens when you introduce something new: they take to it, you're happy, then they completely disarm you by pushing back to see if it will stick (thank you again, psychology classes).  Apparently the key to an actual transformation (or building a habit) will come by making it through this stage. I am in control, I am in control, I am in control... Wish me luck.

In other news, after the homework session which inspired my last post, I decided to add "Shitmykidssay" quotes to The Mom Evolution page on Facebook.  Sometimes they crack me up and other times, well, if it's happening to someone else it's always funnier.  Besides, I want to put it in writing - so they can have an idea of what to expect with their own children one day.  Or at least so I can sit them down and say "Look what I went through!"... when I'm old and decide it's time to toss my filter away.  Because I am in control; so it will totally be my choice.