It's just that.....the laments of a Momma with 8 kids

Its just that kids can be so INFURIATING...

-When they break something they don't notify you they just let you walk into the play room and find the pieces. Then they claim they didn't know they weren't supposed to stand on the bookcase.

-They ask for your help when you are in the furies of making dinner. Then it turns out "help" means watching a 12 min youtube video with step by step instructions on how to make an origami gun that can shoot real rubber bands.

-They ask for extra chores to earn money for the book fair and you offer to let them cut the small brush plants in the backyard only to spot them hard at work cutting the trampoline net. Then when you call them on it they adamantly claim they didn't cut the trampoline net. So you let them know you saw them and remind them not to lie which then elicits adamant claims that they didn't lie because they didn't cut the trampoline net... they only "tried to," but it didn't work.

-They cry at the dinner table and when you ask what is wrong, they just keep crying and say "I don't  know." And when you ask if they are going to be ok they say "I don't know."

-When you lay them down at bedtime they strip off their clothes and diaper and keep their sister awake.

-You pick them up from school and the teacher says "he had a great day" and yet 2 min later he is angry and screaming and won't get in his car seat.

-Sometimes they sit on the couch next to their brother and for no reason yell "uppercut" and pretend to punch him.

-They accidentally poop in their underwear and instead of putting the dirty underwear in the laundry they place it back in the drawer with all the clean pairs.

-At dinner you place a bowl of spaghetti in front of them and they immediately start back arching and shoving the bowl away.

-They wake up every morning at 5:30.

They can be so infuriating.




And it's just that kids can be so JOYOUS...

-When you pick them up from school they run to you with open arms and a wide grin screaming "Mamaaaaa!"

-They say adorable words and phrases incorrectly like "Hold you me."

-They figure out how to make an origami ninja star all by themselves and can't wait to show you first.

-They face their fears and go down the HUGE water slide without hesitation and love it.

-They shake their brown booties when a Michael Jackson song comes on.

-They learn new tricks on the trampoline and yell "Momma watch what I can do."

-They immediately hug each other and jump up and down when you tell them they can stay up late to read.

-They cackle and cackle and cackle when you zerbert that little fold in their neck.

-They recite lines for you from The Amazing World of Gumball because they know it will make you laugh.

-They say awesome things like, "The only thing that would make that guy cooler is if he had lava rays shooting from his eyes."

-They climb in your bed and ask, "will you snuggle with me and play with my hair."

-They run through the house naked and squealing.

-They love being a family and chant "Jones-es Jones-es....Roll call" and then recite in age order everyone's nick name.

-When they finally fall asleep and you gaze at their still, quiet body- you are 1000% sure you've never seen anything so beautiful.

-They tell you "I love you more than I love Gertie" and you think they mostly mean it.

They can be so joyous.

But it's just that they can be so infuriating and so joyous all at the same time. Why do they drive me crazy only to make me crazier in love??