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<blockquote data-quote="hexemaus2" data-source="post: 397813" data-attributes="member: 4560"><p>Lol Step...busting the snot out of firewood is the boys' job...they actually LOVE it. In fact, it's one of the things difficult child 2 does when he's have a grumpy day...he'll go split firewood, since our primary heat for the main section of the house is the fireplace. My job, in that department, is the chainsaw - to buck the logs into fireplace size. Last time I tried to split wood, the maul got stuck in the log & when I lifted the whole thing to tap it through, it slipped in mid swing. I wound up trying to split the log with my bear knuckles. lol. </p><p> </p><p>That was last year...my 2nd "odd" trip to the ER in a 30 day period...the first being a pillow fighting injury where difficult child 2 tried to deflect the pillow & wound up slamming my wrist into the edge of the bathroom door jam instead...which was the old fashioned concrete-lined moisture barrier wall - ouch! Needless to say, the ER folks look at me funny when I come in...I always have a funny story to go along with my injuries. It's never a "normal" injury. lol. My boys still tease me about the doctor saying "Ms. J, I've never seen a pillow do that before." as they were taking me to have my giant purple wrist x-rayed. Poor difficult child 2 just kept saying "I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry. Are you okay?" lol. Luckily, nothing broken for either ER trip...just lots of bruising, swelling, and in the case of the knuckle splitting log, a few stitches.</p><p> </p><p>I'm only allowed to use power tools with safety features. lol. The boys say I'm too dangerous for hand tools. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>Normally, my remodel therapy works wonders for angry days. Unfortunately, I'm not doing any demolition at the moment. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I'd rather not destroy the dining room walls I JUST finished painting.</p><p> </p><p>The hard part is that when it's difficult child 1-related anger, I can't really focus on anything productive. I just want to scream and pound on something. Things with stuffing just don't really do it for me. I need the satisfaction of something cracking, breaking, or really requiring physical activity. There's just not that much stuff around here at the moment that fills that bill. So instead, I stew for a few hours and feel miserable. Sometimes it can take me half the day to settle my feathers enough to do something productive...which can really throw a monkey wrench into my day if I have a lot of deadlines.</p><p> </p><p>I know it won't just go away on its own...not without a whole lot of time. But I do need to find a way to minimize it or vent it somehow when it does happen. I don't think driving to difficult child 1's town, dragging her out into the street, and throwing her over my knee would be productive. Although, I would imagine I'd feel better, even if only for a minute or two. lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexemaus2, post: 397813, member: 4560"] Lol Step...busting the snot out of firewood is the boys' job...they actually LOVE it. In fact, it's one of the things difficult child 2 does when he's have a grumpy day...he'll go split firewood, since our primary heat for the main section of the house is the fireplace. My job, in that department, is the chainsaw - to buck the logs into fireplace size. Last time I tried to split wood, the maul got stuck in the log & when I lifted the whole thing to tap it through, it slipped in mid swing. I wound up trying to split the log with my bear knuckles. lol. That was last year...my 2nd "odd" trip to the ER in a 30 day period...the first being a pillow fighting injury where difficult child 2 tried to deflect the pillow & wound up slamming my wrist into the edge of the bathroom door jam instead...which was the old fashioned concrete-lined moisture barrier wall - ouch! Needless to say, the ER folks look at me funny when I come in...I always have a funny story to go along with my injuries. It's never a "normal" injury. lol. My boys still tease me about the doctor saying "Ms. J, I've never seen a pillow do that before." as they were taking me to have my giant purple wrist x-rayed. Poor difficult child 2 just kept saying "I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry. Are you okay?" lol. Luckily, nothing broken for either ER trip...just lots of bruising, swelling, and in the case of the knuckle splitting log, a few stitches. I'm only allowed to use power tools with safety features. lol. The boys say I'm too dangerous for hand tools. ;) Normally, my remodel therapy works wonders for angry days. Unfortunately, I'm not doing any demolition at the moment. :( I'd rather not destroy the dining room walls I JUST finished painting. The hard part is that when it's difficult child 1-related anger, I can't really focus on anything productive. I just want to scream and pound on something. Things with stuffing just don't really do it for me. I need the satisfaction of something cracking, breaking, or really requiring physical activity. There's just not that much stuff around here at the moment that fills that bill. So instead, I stew for a few hours and feel miserable. Sometimes it can take me half the day to settle my feathers enough to do something productive...which can really throw a monkey wrench into my day if I have a lot of deadlines. I know it won't just go away on its own...not without a whole lot of time. But I do need to find a way to minimize it or vent it somehow when it does happen. I don't think driving to difficult child 1's town, dragging her out into the street, and throwing her over my knee would be productive. Although, I would imagine I'd feel better, even if only for a minute or two. lol. [/QUOTE]
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