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Sistership by Sunday
SHEILA QUINN WILSON, MOTHER INSPIRED
February 3, 2007 – I have two daughters, five years apart, and they couldn't be more different. My oldest is dynamic and seeks attention wherever she goes while my youngest is just learning about the powers of pushing forward without the security of "mommy's hand."
I am amused by the changes in their relationship through the week, the basis for this entry. I will admit it's difficult to fit it all in, a sure complaint with most parents, but with school such a large focus during weekdays – rushing in the morning with breakfast, coats, and walking to school before the bell rings to doing large amounts of homework after school before dinner – it leaves little time for my two daughters to actually play. However, that said, the frustrations of needing that time opens plenty of opportunity for them to antagonize each other!
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On February 8th, 1947 they happily wed.
Happy 60th Anniversary to my beautiful Grandparents, Bill & Joyce Quinn.
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Monday generally starts off well, with a sense of peace in the house as my oldest is in school for most of the day. Tuesday and Wednesday too. Thursday, things get a little stale and on Fridays, the level of loneliness in my toddler becomes intoxicating and so very sad. Every twenty minutes throughout the day she asks, "Are we going to school yet?" By the afternoon, she is desperate to spend more time with her big sister. I wasn't getting a lot of work done since she would literally sit on top of me wherever I was, sucking her thumb, dragging her blanket everywhere, and disinterested in most of her things. I could feel her emotion and I couldn't stand to see her like that, even if it was just Fridays that it became noticeable. Action called for Friday afternoon playdates so that she can look forward to something special at the end of her week – and I get a few hours off from work!
They look forward to Saturdays, which are really good. My girls enjoy cereal in the morning, they cuddle on the couch to watch each other's programs on the telly, then there is a nap, some lunch, an excursion to the grocery store and mall or the park, a treat or activity when they get home, dinner, and possibly a game or a movie with popcorn to cap the day off. Saturday is their best day together... It is also our designated family day so that we can all regroup after a busy week. Saturday is Best Friends Day over here.
Get Well Soon, Boots. We are thinking of you.
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Then Sunday usually starts like this. "EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! LEAVE ME ALONE!! GIVE IT TO ME!! GIVE... THAT... TO... mmMEEEEEEE! " and that's at seven in the morning (too early when I crawl into bed at five after a long night of working). The rest of the day is more arguing about personal space and toys, tears, huffs, tattling, teasing, time-outs, and I am always glad for bedtime on Sunday night!
How can it be? I know they adore each other but sometimes I shake my head at some of their taunts to one another. The little one was 'innocent' in most cases for a long time, but lately, I get the feeling that she has had the best schooling by watching her older sister! My husband and I laugh at them, and they get scolded (often), but I know that their relationship will be cherished for many years. Will the teens be difficult for them? Will they part for a while then? For now I am just happy to go through our cycles of peaceful Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays too, Thursdays that are stale, Fridays at playdates, Saturdays in family bliss, and Sundays wishing for bedtime.
Article by Sheila Quinn Wilson – Mother Inspired
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