Tantrum!

by Gill 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  Gill

  Husband, self and kids were talking about 'where we would be' if we hadn't had five children.

  I said, that if we'd stopped at two, as we'd intended, we'd probably still be dubs as it was the obstroperousness of the twins, their constant screaming, fighting etc that made it impossible for us to go to the meetings so often.

  So, we all agreed that it was a good thing we hadn't stopped at two children.

  The twins were 'bad asses'! OMG! I wouldn't wish non identical twin boys on ANYONE!

  Then, today I was clearing out some old papers and came across a poem I had written, when one of the twins was about 3 and a half years old. He was train mad...in fact he was probably slightly insane at that age as well!

  Here goes: (excuse the corniness!)

  TANTRUM

  Take me to the toy shop mum

  I promise I won't be bad.

  I won't do what I did last time

  And try to beat up dad!

  It was all his fault really

  The minute he said 'No'

  He made me really angry

  So I stamped on his poorly big toe!

  You've got to see it my way

  I only wanted a train,

  A new line, bridge and engine,

  And I wouldn't have been a pain.

  Why don't you understand me,

  It's because you don't really care,

  You don't really love me,

  That's why I'm trying to rip out your hair!

  Well, I hope that gives you some idea of the troubles we had with those two. And yet, in their own 'sweet way' they probably did us more good than harm! (I hope!)
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  luna2

  I loved your poem, Gill! LOL Sounds like my youngest son. Boy, was he a snot-face sometimes!

  I only had two boys and my eldest was a doll...well, until he got into his teens, then the boys did a switch and Chris, oldest son, became the rebel who regularly broke my heart, and Craig became the resonable, helpful, responsible one. Guess it was good that I only had to deal with one difficult son at a time.

  Its funny how things work out sometimes, isn't it? If you hadn't had your two hellions, you might still be trapped in the Borg.
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  Gill

  Hi Luna2!

  Yeah! One little monster at a time is enough to deal with. Glad yours were considerate enough to take it in turns.

  But the experience has taught us that often bad can turn to good and not to despair too much. If no ones dead or seriously ill, hey! It can't be that bad! They certainly got us out of a terrible trap in the bOrg. My husband says that not one person ever offered to help with the kids they just pestered us to go to meetings or assemblies. Even my mother was a pain in the ass. I became very ill with a heart problems when the twins were about one year old. She would turn up complaining that other people with babies made it to meetings and assemblys and I was just showing us up as spiritually weak.

  Yes! Those two little monsters 'saved us' big time!
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  Darth Yhwh

  Well Im glad that you have found a positive spin on your situation. Im sure that's not the only good thing that you can say about your twins though. I too have twins and although they're a boy/girl set they can cause havoc.
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  Eyebrow2

  cute poem...we have 5 kids too...but no twins, thank goodness. And two of them are my stepkids, so I didn't have to do the labor for them hahah.

  My 4 year old is a little firecracker, and quite manipulitive at times. The other day she was trying to talk my sister into giving her candy. She said "Please oh Please! It won't make me sick and it won't make me BAD!"

  little bugger....
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  Gill

  Darth Yhwh - Boy and Girl twins are lovely! The thing is, they're still ten times more destructive than just one child at a time. I can't count the number of times I caught the boys stacking furniture, one being base man and holding things steady and the other climbing to get things off the top of wardrobes. They cooperate intuitively and when they fight....!!!!!!!! The damage they have done to the house beggars belief sometimes. Only on Sunday night, one of them leapt over the bannisters, as he went over his knee crashed into one of the struts and smashed the strut to pieces. We were speechless, just glad he hadn't impaled himself on anything! Now that they're teenagers it's like having two hormonal bullocks rampaging round the place!

  Eyebrow2 - That's so sweet. Little girls are really clever at wrapping you round their little fingers. My youngest is 6 and has recently taken to telling her 21 year old sister how to dress 'properly'!