Children are truly blessings from above. And I love mine with all my heart. But sometimes they do things that are truly annoying. And as much as you try to ignore it or take it as a grain of salt, it is inevitable. Kids are smart and if they sense that something bothers you or annoys you they will continue to push your buttons. Here is a little list of things that get on my nerves:
1) Loud toys: Frankie has a plethora of loud trucks, books, action figures... you name it! He has it. And how he loves them. I can take, oh.... about 5 seconds of a loud police helicopter saying "STOP! we have you surrounded!" and how about talking Woody whose battery is now dead and he gets stuck saying "HOWDY, HOW, HOW, HOW, HOW!" Now, imagine having to listen to that in the car, while in traffic. I almost throw Woody out the window. But, I controlled myself and simply took it away.
2) They Do Creepy Things: Like scare you in the middle of the night by slowly opening the door and then they stand there. Not saying anything! That's creepy! Or you hear a little voice in the dark, "mommy, mommy...." Ahhhh scary for a split second I think it's a ghost ! Then I open my eyes and see it's only my 3 year old who has to go potty at 3 am. Sometimes, I'm so deep in thought doing something in my room that I don't hear his footsteps before I know it he's in my face, "Mommy!" I have tiny heart attacks everyday!
3) No Privacy: I mean, none! I can't shower in peace because then I have someone peaking in "Can I take a shower too! Mommy, I'm dirty too! Mommmmmmmy" "NO! I'm done already!" Geez! Forget about having a conversation on the phone. There's been many times when I've been talking on the phone with my friend or sister and Frankie is chiming in from the back seat, couch or wherever he may be. He doesn't even have to be in the same room as me, he could be upstairs some where and he hears me on the phone and he runs down to listen to "chisme".
4) Sharing Food: Of course they didn't want to eat that earlier when you offered it to them. But suddenly, now that it's on your plate, and fork and you're about to indulge in whatever it is you made for dinner, they suddenly want it too! From your plate! Better yet, let me sit on your lap so I can devour your entire plate.
5) They Get a Lobotomy Daily: It was a fight to get him in the shower, brush his teeth, get him in bed and guess what, we did the same thing last night, and the night before and last week. But Frankie magically forgot. Because somehow, that didn't happen last night. It's like their minds get erased while they sleep and they "forget" about what we did the night before leaving you to remind them over and over again to brush their teeth like this.....
Yeah, all those things can be annoying, But then they do funny things. They melt your heart everyday by saying and doing things that you could never imagine they'd do. Like this morning, Frankie noticed me squinting and just before I came down stairs he said, "Wait Mommy, your glasses." and he hands them to me. It was sweet and made me smile. No matter how many times I have to remind him to get in the shower and brush his teeth, no matter how many conversations he chimes in on and plays his loud toys, I know they will always protect their mommy!
