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| Oh the fun to be had! |
Alright, there's another struggle in motherhood no one told me about...trying not to laugh in front of them, especially if you do not want them to think it's funny!! I kid you not I have the hardest time with this! I was talking with the boys the other day and with a completely serious tone, Arron said "I can't sit on that chair, it rocks my booty." He was genuinely upset about the chair being uneven, but it was comical how he said it and was visibly upset over a simple thing! I just had to find a way to not laugh out loud. Another time was when the boys had gotten into a fight, and Evan went to apologize and hug Arron. Well, Arron was not ready for an apology and didn't want a hug...Evan got so upset he couldn't say sorry! The next thing I know Arron starts up crying because Evan's crying was hurting his ears, so they were both just hysterical and I was trying my best not to bust out laughing as they were being insanely dramatic together. Well I failed at that part and they both got mad at me for laughing! It's the worst when they are doing something they aren't supposed to do and know it! They make sure to be extra cute and make it incredibly hard for you to maintain a straight face when enforcing a time out! I didn't ever consider this struggle until I ran into it! I hadn't heard other moms say "oh just you wait, not laughing is one of the hardest parts!" I know it's frustrating when they come out of their room painted in peanut butter, but it's also funny when they flip out that it doesn't just wipe off! When this happens and I assure you it will laughing will not help convey that it is socially unacceptable to walk around covered in peanut butter and we cannot wipe it off brother and eat it! I've found hiding behind a corner while giggling helps quite a lot, then you can get your mom face back on and handle the craziness of children again because while you were giggling someone unrolled two rolls of toilet paper and hid in the pile of it! Just remember don't let them see you laugh at the not so good things!
