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[tielan]

The brother came for dinner with his wife and his eldest daughter (they left the 20 month old with the Phillipino nurse) and we had a great evening of dinner and talking and catching up and dealing with an enthusiastic 5 year old.

And I have learned that I do not know how to deal with small willful children. I've dealt with small children at church and in social things before, but generally their parents are pretty clear on the boundaries. Not that G and his wife S weren't, just that I think Miss 5 worked out that I was a pushover pretty early and basically decided I was the most fun to push boundaries with.

Oy.

But it was a good night. I did the food prep and it went down well. G and S enjoyed themselves, and Miss 5 also liked having aunties who were happy to play and engage with her.

But man that girl has a lot of energy.

Anyway, they came around 5:30pm, we had dinner around 6:15, and they left around 9-9:30pm. It was such a good night!

Comments

[hiddencait]

Oof as a parent of a little one who is VERY MUCH embodying the "threenager" stereotype, I unfortunately, do not know how to deal with a small willful child either lololololsob

[tielan]

LOLSOB

*sends you much good luck, fortune, wisdom, and patience*

[adafrog]

Yay!

[tielan]

It was good to see him and his wife.

[beatrice_otter]

Kids are really good at figuring out whose boundaries are the most fun to push ...

[tielan]

And I guess I'm the person! OY.

[barbaratp]

Aos cinco as crianças tem mais energia que uma pilha Duracell e adoram testar os limites, a minha sobrinha de cinco anos faz cada coisa que eu só penso "quero deitar e dormir, como pode ela conseguir fazer tudo isso e não cansar?".

[tielan]

*laughs* That is EXACTLY IT!