tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post8208880258725920431..comments2023-11-17T06:51:14.564-05:00Comments on Occasional boredom in an otherwise exciting life: Pre-School continues to drive me to tearsR. Molderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119986754283927453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post-54439291322693184812012-07-31T14:45:58.026-04:002012-07-31T14:45:58.026-04:00UGH! My second starts preschool next Monday. Ugh, ...UGH! My second starts preschool next Monday. Ugh, Ugh.Amy L. Sullivanhttp://twitter.com/AmyLSullivan1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36796698.post-45130970284613378722012-07-31T10:48:38.298-04:002012-07-31T10:48:38.298-04:00I am planning to put Anika in preschool next month...I am planning to put Anika in preschool next month, but I am dreading similar situations. She is my strong willed one and the one who can make me so angry and drive me to tears. I can completely envision this. With that said, and being objective in this particular case (as much as I can be), I think you have to determine what your real "goal" is for her/ your family and make decisions toward that end. For example, Anika has a ROYAL fit every single week we go to church. She has to be pulled away from clinging to my leg EVERY week while screeching at the top of her lungs; however, I have decided that in this situation, I no longer have to goal for her to be happy and content. She is well loved and cared for despite her misery. If I take her into service, TWO goals aren't met. 1. She doesn't learn to be apart from me and socialize. 2. My entire worship experience is ruined. So for Charlotte, is your goal for her to be happy? Socialized? Learn routine? Give you and Dad a break? Some of those ends might be at cross purposes with one another and she is clearly able to manipulate that fact. (ie: Mom and Dad want me to be happy, so if I am sad and cross, we will do something else.) Is the solution to leave earlier OR to accept that she may be unhappy and cantankerous for a while--potentially a long while? If you can have a plan while your emotions are not on edge, then when she goes crazy (and you do), you can just forge on ahead according to plan. (HA! i know--easier said than done.)Katrinahttp://thepoorganiclife.com/noreply@blogger.com