I was really looking forward to half term, my husband travels a lot and is away this week which means i have the children all to myself, to do whatever we want to and how we want to - lovely. However as usual it hasnt panned out that way. My son is 9, my daughter is 7 and all they do is bicker, argue and fight. They start off playing nicely together then it just escalates until i hear screaming and crying etc. So i planned some fun things for us to do, to take us out of the house (i try and space these, in the past we have done too many 'fun' things leaving me knackered and the kids constantly whining 'What are we doing next' with their expectations levels far too high). We went bowling, my son threw a strop because he lost both games, making the whole trip out miserable for us all. We went roller skating, my daughter decided to get a miserable face on her and not join in because she didnt like the games (musical bumps, tag) that they were playing from time to time. We do low key things like take the scooters out when walking the dog and one or other child throws a toddler tantrum over something. In short non of this is fun or a pleasure, it is not even the end of half term and i cannot wait for them to be back at school!
Last night i gave them a lecture on just joining in and going with the flow, appreciating the time we have together etc. How else do i get the point across. Was going to take them to the swimming pool which has a giant inflatable in it, but if they are to fight and end up with miserable faces i'll save the money and the effort thank you!
I think because my mum always worked when i was little, it frustrates me that they dont know how lucky they are to have me self employed and able to take all this time off to plan and do things with them
Anyway, moan over.