I have been trying to explain more complicated ideas/feelings to Olivia lately. One of them has been bugging people, what that means and how other people feel when she does it. I would try to point out when she was in the act of going over the top or being too rough... just bugging.
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I guess a lot more of my phrases are making sense to her. We are all in Konk's room and I just get done clipping Konk's nails (like fighting a wild banshee) and Konks wanders off to play while I clip Olivia's nails. As soon as Bianca sees that I am actively engaged in something with Olivia she comes right back and proceeds to sit right in my lap, crawl on my legs and grab at my hair.
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I felt like I was being calm and restrained about the monkey crawling all over me. Olivia is watching it all happen and in a very conversation tone says...
"Mom. Bianca is driving you crazy."
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Not a question, just a statement. Maybe I am not as good at hiding my emotions as I previously thought.
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So I decided to be real with her. My response...
"Yes. Bianca IS driving me crazy."
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The girls were up early and I am not doing a very good job of going to bed at a decent hour. Game plan?? Konks is down for a nap and I plan on taking a scorching hot shower and just taking a deep breath. Then after that some one on one time with Olivia might be just what the Doctor ordered.
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I tried to explain "passive aggressive" to Syd last night... I did not do well :)
That's a really cute story.
funny, Carson points out my mood all the time the other day he said "mom Kate is doing something really important so don't say no to her" I love when they start to say funny things
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