Patience

There are a few ways in which I'm learning to have a bit more patience at the moment and I'd be lying if I said I was doing wonderfully well at it. I'm not known for my patience, not in the slightest. Since I've had children I've gained a lot more and believe me, if you don't allow the room to get more you're in for a tough ride!

Here are a few ways in which I'm having to learn to let that old patience of mine stretch:

Children are slow. 

Oh my word can they be slow! I sometimes walk 3 children back at a time after school.My eldest nephew keeps up wonderfully, he loves having a good chat with me- just yesterday we were discussing first aid, CPR and Scouts..he's 7! Midge is obviously used to the school run walk so keeps up only needing the odd prompt but the other two, the snail paced twins as we all jokingly refer to them, have to be moaned at constantly to keep up or be almost dragged up the hills. It's rather funny really (that's my patience kicking in!) and I can't really blame them. These days I've learnt to just keep talking, make jokes and hold their hands for the best chances of getting home on time!

Late night wake ups. 

They are hideous and my patience is still struggling to stretch on this one. For me, Little A should be sleeping through in his own bed and not disturbing me until morning unless he has a nightmare or is unwell or something else rather obvious. I'm still really, really trying to keep a check of myself during these moments but it's tough, you are required to be at your best when you are at your worst!

The school run.

You need a lot of that old patience on the school run with kids on scooters running over your toes, cycles threatening to take out your children and I'm always stuck behind the parent who can't wait until they get home to read the newsletter/text message they just got thus holding everybody up. Then you have to be patient as the teachers keep your child next to last, or other parents stand in your way completely blocking you from the teachers view.

There are of course some parents who generally just get caught up in the rush of multiple kids running out and piling 'stuff' on them, they apologise, they are OK. If you are patient....

I nearly forgot meal times! I could throw my own tantrum at meal times I can tell you but in recent months I've learnt to stay calm, feed Midge what she likes, occasionally try and get her to try something new and if she does great! And if not oh well, we'll try again another day. See, patience!

There are so many more examples I could give you but I want to know what your patience is like and what really gets you counting to 10 very, very slowly?

CupcakeMumma

Times are Hard. Manners are Free

Mummy Barrows Ranty Friday

This week I have seen some things which just make me feel so annoyed at some peoples lack of manners. Every morning at school i'll hold a door for fellow mums dropping their children off at school. Most of the time they say their thanks, as do I when the favour is returned. There are a few mums however who think that holding a door for them, their offspring and their pushchair is part of my morning school run job description. I don't mind doing it. I will continue to do it because it is polite. A thank-you now and then

would be nice though.

Dog poop. Yes, if you walk your pooch, let it crap all over the pavements (and I am not over exaggerating here!) it is considered bad manners. I wouldn't dream of letting an animal defecate on a public walkway and then walk off allowing pushchair wheels to be wheeled in it, for elderly people to come close to putting their walking sticks in it and of course, allowing other adults and children to step in it. Lets face it, it's easy to pick up, takes less than 2 minutes and my dear dog walker, is polite.

Bus etiquette. I believe this has been touched upon today already so I won't go on too much. Just in general, when it comes to buses, let others off before you rush on, the driver can see you he will not put his foot down and disappear into the distance as soon as the departing passenger's foot hits the pavement.

Move seats when you can see someone (disabled/elderly) requires the necessary seats. Say thank-you to the bus driver. Alright, so I'm not the 'manner police' but is it really so hard to just say 'thanks'?

Finally I have to say the one thing that has actually really annoyed me today was the lady serving me in the local shopping store chomping away at her chewing gum whilst talking to me. She was lovely in general but my goodness is there anything more annoying? It is quite rude isn't it?

Am I just getting really old and grumpy?!

Let me know!

CupcakeMumma

Dear So and So....

Dear So and So,
I know who you are so it is not important no one else does. I know you're not ever going to see this but I feel the need to rant. I dislike you and I dislike the way you make me feel. What I really dislike however is stirring, blame and cowardice. You're a lying sack of you know what.
From
One Hacked off X Friend

Dear Cough
Sod off away from my toddler, she is not her usual self, she is not sleeping and she is waking her younger brother up so much she has now invaded MY space. I have been more than patient.
Yours,
Pissed off Mummy

Dear Little Miss
Your new nursery photos are the sweetest thing I have ever seen, if I could afford to buy every single one I promise I would! The choice is going to be very hard, but you look wonderful!
Love Your very proud Mummy xxx

Dear Little Man
Stop growing!!! Please!!! I need to keep you tiny!!
Mumma xxx

Dear Other Half,
It is almost exactly a week until my birthday, you don't have to spoil me...Honest.
xxxxxx

Dear Readers,
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