along with us (4 adults) are 5 children, and their ages are 9, 6, 4, 3, 5 mos. someone always needs something, often one of them is crying, and if one has something, the rest must have it too. it's a madhouse at times.
Elliott is too young to have a clue, but Sam has been surrounded by 3 girls and I'm beginning to see the effects of this. now I don't know if it's these girls specifically, or if it's girls in general, but they whine constantly. they seemed to have learned whining gets them what they want ... sugar and spice my ass! Sam has picked up on that and if it's one thing I can't stand, it's whining! so now, the girls whine and get what they want, Sam whines and he [eventually] gets in trouble.
of course he doesn't get it, even if you try to explain it to him ... which is another thing; with girls you can talk it out. boys don't respond too well to that, unless is short, sweet, and to the point. I'm always trying to think of good one or two liners for Sam to understand. it's much harder than it sounds.
it's strange for me that my in-laws have 3 little girls; my hubby's sisters (1/2 sisters if you're wondering how it happened that way). the Grimm's are definitely not your standard or normal family tree.
so do I treat my in-laws more like peers - as in we're both parenting little children - or do I treat them as my parents - as in honor your mother and father (treat your in-laws as your own)? I guess I'm having a hard time doing both. even if they were my peers, I wouldn't know how to start that conversation - I don't agree with how your handle your kids. to me, it seems the same as punishing other people's kids; it's just not allowed.
of course I love these girls. Sam has a great time with them and of course they LOVE the baby. it'll be good for my boys to have these girls around. they will be good friends, or rather, more like siblings than aunties. it will be great that they get to grow up together. one big happy family!
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