Damage Control

So today I asked again to look into a repitable tour company for going to see the mountains.  You still want to do?  Yes.  Gee I thought we would all go.  This insued vigorous conversation mostly from my Mother-in-law.  My little translators.   They don't want to go.  

From the horrified looks on the boys faces and her gesturing, I figured she was scarring them saying they will fall and die, strangers would steal them and it's not safe.  My one son said mom, it's not a good idea for you to go by yourself.  

We just get done eating and Aidan who picked and played continuously through the meal, when done, said he was hungry.  You should've ate more instead of saying you were done, drink some water.  Of course he was given food and she was all to happy to sit there and feed them like they are babies.   They love to control the food and shovel it into their mouths.  

No wonder my kids are spoiled, whine and throw temper tantrums on a bi-daily basis.  This is not something we've had to deal with in a long time and I am not liking having to deal with this again.  I've explained my method for discipline, 1,2,3 magic(it's a real book).  Count 1 on first offense, if behavior continues wait 5 seconds before count 2, wait 5 seconds if still doing it, it's a 3 and time out or other penalty.  Well they count 1,2,3 like they are counting all the numbers, in less than 5 seconds they want to give a time out.  They don't like the crying so they try to reason with them to stop.  This is a big no no(you don't reason with them, you don't talk when they are in time out), but will they listen to me and not talk?  No.  Thus this cycle will continue until we are home and can be rid of these enablers.  

So I try to get them to go to their room until they are done crying.  I was in the restroom and I hear a crying boy go into his room.  Cool.  But he is crying, so they count him.  What, he actually did good, leaving the room to get away when he was crying, you don't count that!

More on the disgusting feeding of children, I saw a grama feeding her grandkid like a bird, she bit the food off and chewed it up and then put her mouth to his mouth to spit it in there.  Gross!!!!!!!! 

I am looking forward to real hotdogs on the 4th of July.  All of their hotdogs and lunch meats have a weird spice (?) added to it, that I can't stand.