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Thursday, February 8, 2007
How would you rate your tolerance level?
How patient are you with your kids? What sets you off? What amazingly annoying things have you learned to put up with like a pro?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A few weeks back my husband was in the car with us and the kids said they wanted to listen to the Chipmunk’s Christmas CD yet again. My husband nearly lost it. He told them we had listened to it all through Christmas and he wasn’t listening to it anymore.
Flash forward: Yesterday driving to the midwife’s office my little guy wanted to hear a different Christmas CD. I’m like, “Sure, whatever is fine.” And I’m telling you we listened to the dogs barking “Jingle Bells” like 10 times in a row and I’m just bobbing my head along the whole time. (He’s yelling from the backseat “Again! Again!”)
I’m pretty good on listening to or watching repetitive things, but I lose my cool when I have to ask the kids to do things over and over again. Put on your jacket. Put on your shoes. Get in the bathtub. Having to repeat these types of requests bring me to a boil and result in yelling.
What things are you very patient about with your kids? What things just put you over the top and fast?
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