Does this ever happen at your house?
My daughter is in her room doing her homework and my son *should be* in the living room playing with his toys. I’m in my room trying to escape, ahem read.
Daughter: Mooommmmyyyyyy, Kharl’s bothering me!!!
Me: Kharl, leave Sissy alone. She’s doing her homework.
Son: Okkaayyy!!!
2 minutes later…
Son: Sissy! I have a supwize for yooouuu!!!
Daughter: Kharl, leave me alone! You’re going to get me in trouble!
Son: Sissy lookit! Sissy lookit!
Daugther: Mommie! Kharl is still booothering meeee!!!
Me: Khhaaarrrrlllll!
Son: Mommyyyyyyy! Sissy called you stoooppidd!
Mind you, this all occurs at about 1 billion decibels (I don’t really know how to measure sound, but you get the picture). It’s amazing I’ve yet to go crazy…at least that’s what the voices in my head keep telling me.
Tags: Expat, Haitian-American in Venezuela, Parenting, Third Culture Kids
Does this ever happen in my house? Not anymore, but oh, I remember this well. I tried various approaches in order to have them not play that “game,” but unfortunately the kids were smarter than me.
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I’m glad to know that my kids aren’t some sort of freak of nature. I don’t recall ever sounding like that when we were growing up – maybe it’s because we were to girls…