Bad Mother Day

What constitutes a Bad Mother Day? Let me give you a few ideas......

1. Before breakfast Jonah had a bowl of multi-grain boulders (which he walked around the house with). He then had multi-grain boulders for breakfast. After breakfast he wanted my bran flakes, which I gave him. 5 minutes later he was asking for an orange, which was also given to him (to prevent a tantrum). As we are getting ready to go out, he sees me packing up my bag and asks for a biscuit, which I give him (to prevent a tantrum). When we get to the Country Park, I put him in the pushchair which he is not happy about because the other 2 boys are on bike and scooter, so I give him a biscuit. After our walk, we go to the play area and he opens my bag, finds the biscuits and takes out 2 more. Do I take them off him? Absolutely not. It is, after all, Bad Mother Day. Does he eat his lunch when we get home? Absolutely not!

2. After lunch, Jonah goes to bed and the boys sit down and watch the TV for an hour and a half. When they are bored of this and come to find me, I plead with them to continue to watch it.

3. When they do not go back, as requested, and sit down to watch the TV, they go outside. It is nearly November and Max has on a T-shirt and his boxer shorts. I ask him to put his trousers on and he refuses. Do I battle with him or do I let him go outside and get cold? What do you think? It is, after all, Bad Mother Day.

4. They play outside without shoes on (or socks, in Max's case).

5. When Max comes in to tell me that Toby has strangled him with a rope because he won't help Toby put up a tent, I go outside and tell Toby "Don't be so bossy". Bossy? How is strangling being bossy? I can't even believe such ridiculous words have come out of my mouth.

Does anyone else have any Bad Mother Day ideas they could add to my collection? I have plenty more up my sleeve for another day........