Hi everyone!

It’s Mommy Monday!

Well… the pre-pubescent monster is back and has been rearing its ugly head in our household for quite some time now. Apparently it isn’t enough that for the past 7 years we’ve been dealing with a laundry list of “issues” that came packaged with our two walking and talking bundles of joy… so why not throw some wacked out hormones in the mix to make it really interesting?!?

After dinner one night last week, the oldest twin was being his usual “charming” self. It’s a rare occurrence for him to go more than 15 minutes at any given time without an inappropriate or rude comment, a mouthful of sass, name-calling, or bickering spewing out of his mouth.

Right now we’re in the “stupid” phase… everything anyone says or does is STUPID! His doctors, his teachers, his parents/grandparents, his siblings… doesn’t matter. Everything we say, everything we do, every explanation we give… is STUPID! If it wasn’t said or done by one of his “friends”… then it’s stupid!

At 11 years old, he knows it all… and can DO it all better than anyone else. He’s one of those children who make it very difficult to “choose your battles”, because EVERYTHING is a battle. I would gladly trade 1:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., AND 5:00 a.m. feedings with this stage any day of the week!

Well, last week was no exception. It had already been a long day and I had just had enough, so I threw out one of those totally meaningless “mommy threats”. You know- the “if you don’t quit making those faces, your face is gonna freeze like that”, or the “if you’re not in the car when I’m ready to go, then I’m leaving without you!” kind of threats… except I told him, “you know, they have a special place for kids who act like you do… if you don’t knock it off, I’m gonna make a reservation for you!”

It was actually quiet in our house… for a few seconds… until his twin brother piped up and said…

“Yeah, like BOOTY CAMP!”

Well… there went all of MY credibility! Apparently it’s hard for a child to take you seriously when you’re laughing your ass off…

Enjoy…

Lynn