Ahh Damn girlie! I know what you mean!!!! I was that mom that could do mostly what I wanted gym, playdates, park, classes... I thought the ppl that trapped themselves in the house were nuts BUT now I hate taking my kids in my own yard! In regards to food I USED to be the mom who fed her kids organic and EVERYTHING was fresh( NO BOXED FOOD) they ate veggies.....now we eat Mac n chz and cereal. It is what it is!

Jack is a bully and will push and hit so I try not to spank them because I feel it reinforces his bad behavior, we do ALOT of TO, seriously all I have to do at this point is point to the corner and off they go.

I know it will get better and wont up serial killers but they are driving me up the wall. More so than ever I need time away, I have been working and that has been a huge bonus, I miss my kiddos and feel drawn to them more so than ever! DH and I figured out a discipline plan that we both felt comfortable with and now we are on the same page with everything, things got a bit crazy last month, I was gone so much and DH had no idea what he was supposed to punish and what was allowed, it has made life much easier!

BTW, I curse like a drunken harlet, always have, its a terrible thing and super WT! I am working on it. It will get better for us all, I have faith!

BBG 6/21/06