I'm sick and defenseless

[ceilydhmama]

Why does my normally oh- so- sensible child wait until I feel like crap to turn into a monkey? She *kicked* over a glass of orange juice and got it all over our fabric blinds, and up the window then followed up by writing on the couch with red crayon...

Rather than telling me - who was resting. She tried to wash up herself. Sweet, but very ineffective for anything but smearing orange juice into the crayoned sofa...

AND she says she's not at all tired, doesn't want a nap and doesn't agree with watching TV on a perfectly nice day.

Sigh.

When I care again - how do I remove crayon from a sofa?

[MamaBug]

First of all s:
Murphys Law is that it was a perfect time for her to be a monkey. Hope your day got better
I *think* you may be able to get the crayon off with a brown paper bag and and an iron. When I worked in catering they would get wax off the carpet this way and it works great. You lay the bag over the wax ( which is what crayons are) and you run a hot iron over it and the bag should soak up the wax. I have done this with candles but never crayons but it's worth a try. Also would goo be gone do it?

Good luck and I hope your feeling better

[Marsupialmom]

(((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))) She is always like that, it just bothers you more because you are sick.

Hope you get well quick.

[guest^]

You probably already know this, but dc act up/out the most when we are at our crappiest and bussiest(sp?). They will be more forgetful, clumsy, sassy, less-tolerant,angry,cranky,etc....

I think it is obviously due to them feeling the "difference" in the house with Mom or Dad. They don't have the maturity to express these confusing emotions thye are feeling, so they turn into...monkeys!..or some other non-domesticated animal!

I haven't been on the boards a lot lately, as I have been sick. I try not to rely too much on dd, as that will add to any tensions she and ds already have. I think planning ahead is good. Try to stay one step ahead of her. Baby-proof everything(or have partner do it). Bring food and drinnks into a cooler, and leave it next to you on the couch or bnext to bed. Keep a pile of rags there too. When you get up, multi-grab/task as much as possible. For ex: getting up to use the restroom, can also mean a quick trip to the fridge,pile of library books,phone,special game that's been hidden away,etc..

Empower dc as much as possible. I ask for my dc to bring me lots of things-and I praise them highly for it-verbalizing to them how much of a help they are to me. I have asked ds to wipe off the tv each day-because he can, and because he likes to, and because I tell him how much better I can see the shows. It makes him feel like he is actually playing animportant part in nursing me to health,or coping will my illness. Thinking up things like that can make dc feel like they have important things to do, otherwise, they will find their own things to do.

HTH-and wasn't too overwhelming.

mp