Cackling laughter erupts from afar
Loud, boisterous and carefree
Warming my soul and bringing a smile
I’m heartened by the sounds of child’s play
Not but a moment later
A woeful wail ensues
Stomp, thud and slam
A shrill cry pierces the air
My temporary peace shattered
Mummy! Mummy! Mum!
Sibling love and rivalry
Adds another wrinkle
To this worn mother’s frown
School holidays are a test for every parent’s patience. Let’s hope our sanity is kept intact long enough to send these squirts back to school!
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Haha..yes the ebbs and flows of sibling love makes parenting even more colorful. Hang in there mama! 💕
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Colourful… The only colour I see is red!! 🥴
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Lol ya that too
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Amen 😅. You captured holidays perfectly, sweet friend ❤️.
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Thanks Jenny!
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I used to offer my boys a baseball bat when they would fight. They’d look at me like I was crazy, which, I was, but it got their minds off what they were fighting about lol 🙂 Hang in there mama
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Lol, I can imagine you gotta be a little crazy to deal with crazies. I need to up my crazy to deal with my lot.
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Take a deep breath….
Then tell them to play outside and lock the door until dinner.
😉
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Hah! But then the neighbours will call the cops when they hear the kids screaming and mistake it for multiple homicides in action.
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Yes, there is that….
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