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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 323754" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: darkgreen">Ooops, I did it again! Then I said, "Oops, sorry, I take all of that back. You two can work this out" - how easily we can slip back into our old roles, huh?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: darkgreen">In preparation for a business trip next week, one that H is joining me on, easy child and difficult child will be home alone to care for themselves and the dogs. difficult child was complaining that easy child is always bossy and mean to her when we're gone and then then easy child walked in from school. What did I do? I called a meeting and said I had an announcement wherein I stated that they were to be nice to each other, looking pointedly at easy child, and then went on about sharing the household duties and caring for the dogs...(my 'girls' are 20 and 22)!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: darkgreen">I was drowned out by protests from easy child, groaning from difficult child and then the lightbulb went on!! Thank God!!! That's when I said, "Oops, sorry, I take all of that back. You two can work this out." easy child wouldn't let up, however, and went on about how she can't wait to move out, I'm such a pain, she pays for all her own stuff anyway - which really was like adding fuel to the fire, but I could do nothing but laugh! I mean, loud, big belly laughs. H joined me. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: darkgreen">After it happened, I thought of this thread and had to share how easy it is to just slip back into my 'mommy' role of ordering everyone around! As if they listen anyway!!!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 323754, member: 2211"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=darkgreen]Ooops, I did it again! Then I said, "Oops, sorry, I take all of that back. You two can work this out" - how easily we can slip back into our old roles, huh?[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=darkgreen]In preparation for a business trip next week, one that H is joining me on, easy child and difficult child will be home alone to care for themselves and the dogs. difficult child was complaining that easy child is always bossy and mean to her when we're gone and then then easy child walked in from school. What did I do? I called a meeting and said I had an announcement wherein I stated that they were to be nice to each other, looking pointedly at easy child, and then went on about sharing the household duties and caring for the dogs...(my 'girls' are 20 and 22)![/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=darkgreen]I was drowned out by protests from easy child, groaning from difficult child and then the lightbulb went on!! Thank God!!! That's when I said, "Oops, sorry, I take all of that back. You two can work this out." easy child wouldn't let up, however, and went on about how she can't wait to move out, I'm such a pain, she pays for all her own stuff anyway - which really was like adding fuel to the fire, but I could do nothing but laugh! I mean, loud, big belly laughs. H joined me. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=darkgreen]After it happened, I thought of this thread and had to share how easy it is to just slip back into my 'mommy' role of ordering everyone around! As if they listen anyway!!![/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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