My day so far:<P>Got woken up by my girls having a major fight - shouting, screaming, crying etc., <P>I've run out of Prozac,<P>Neither of our TV's will work this morning - so no hope of sitting the girls in front of Disney Channel,<P>Girls have at least another 9 major fights....<P>Youngest Daughter is constantly whining...<P>Went to pick up more Prozac (and a bar of chocolate) and got landed with prescription costs of $76 - so I've got to call the insurance company...<P>AAAAAAAaarrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhh<P>I've now taken a double dose of Prozac and am going to lock myself in my bedroom, put my personal CD on (to drown out youngests whingeing) and I'm going to eat that whole bar of chocolate....<P>love Paint.<P>

I wish I could take away all the pain, it is the worst thing I know that you and I both will ever feel it is absolutely unbearable at times... and you even have children<BR>I don't see how you do it, how you can be so strong to be able to give advice and control the pain. amazing...<BR>my prayers are definately with you

(((((((((((Paint)))))))))))<P>Hang in there Paint <P>You know, you can buy "Two" chocolate bars I won't tell if you eat them both. Take care of yourself paint, get some quiet and relaxation time. Tell the kids to write an essay on why they are whining, 1000 words or so should cover it. You'll be happpy to read it over, and carefully consider a solution to the problem later.<P>------------------<BR>Prayers, Hugs, and Strength from both of us. Things do and can get better. Keep hoping, learning, and growing. Take care of yourself.<P>[H] and Knewjie<p>[This message has been edited by [H] (edited June 26, 2001).]

Hey Paint!<P>Ditto to what has already been said....When I was married to my ex we had four and two of them were twins.....instead of them yelling and fighting you had to watch out when it got realllll quite <P>You have that bar of chocolate! <P>I have also noticed you have been run ragged around these forums today. Psssssst....you have been doing a totally great job!<P>Deep breaths and remember that those two children out there are the most precious things in the world....even if they are a pain in the butt sometimes. LOL<P>I can't give you a hug cause my W is very jealous....so I will just say;<P>You are a worthwhile person and its OK to have a Sh*ty day once in a while...

Hey {{{{{{{{{{{{{Paint}}}}}}}}}}}<P>I'm right there with you...only my 3 boys were yelling, screaming, hitting and fighting this morning. They were rolling around in the family room like pups.<P>My 7 year old is very big (about the size of most 10 yr olds), 5 yr old is also big, and 2 yr old is size of most 3 yr olds. (H is 6'4*.) so not only do I have to hear yelling, screaming and whining, I have to look out for them breaking things...it is very disconserting...<P>I sent the oldest two outside to ride bikes, put baby to nap and I am enjoying a nice bar of Belgian chocolate .<P>(I've also taken my Celexa this a.m.)<P>So here's to us Paint. <P>Cali

Well, I got about an hour of peace and quiet - I dozed off for a bit too. Feel much better now and am off to do some sketching at the bottom of the yard. Youngest daughter is in a much better mood too, and Eldest daughter is over at a friends house... It's amazing what Prozac and Chocolate can do to a woman... <P>See ya later,<BR>love Paint.

Paintbox:<P>Vent, vent, vent.....all you want, better to get it off your chest.<P>I gave up the celexa, actually it made me much worse. I didn't even realize this until I went off of it. It really made me so placid, I was at a standstill. Not that I'm going full speed yet, it's situtational, but I do feel better without the medication.<P>Maybe the children are picking up off of nervous tension and acting out. Kids are so persceptive. <P>Sorry, you started off having a lousy day. Glad to hear the Prozac and chocolate kicked in. Gee, maybe I should buy a box of chocolate and PIG OUT. <P>Hang in there.....better days....take care.<P>((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))<P><p>[This message has been edited by Hurtwife (edited June 26, 2001).]

Prozac and Chocolate, plus peace and quiet, what more do you need? <P>Glad to hear you are feeling better.<P>I'm a chocoholic myself- the darker the better!!<P>

PAINT, wow your day and my day seem the same. EXCEPT try taking 3 kids to Old NAvy to try on bathing suits. EVEN the BOY had to try on 4 before making his FASHION choice for the summer. then I came home tried to rest, got one asleep, dealt with the other 2 fighting, ( i love summer) Got ticked of enough that i threw them all in the car and went to the lake. After throwing my self into the cold water, i felt better and could deal with the " i am hungry, MOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM why cant we take the snails home< and my fav, MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMmmmmmmmmm so and so is touching me. LMAO<BR>So 3 happy meals later and settling for a frog as a new pet we are all in a better mood.<BR>ANd i think we should write to hershey and have then name a chocolate bar for adults who need that little rush. THE TAKE A MINUTE FOR ME bar LMAO<BR>so (((((((((((((((HUGGGGGGGGGGS)))))))))))))))) to you <BR>Maine<P>------------------<BR>IN the words of BOB the BUILDER!!" WE can fix it, yes we can!!!"

LMAO!!! You guys are so funny - glad I'm not the only one having kid trouble today....I forgot to mention that eldest knocked a lamp off the table and I had broken glass to clear up, and youngest also managed to throw half a can of fish food in the goldfish tank...Oh, and my 'sketching' lasted about 10 minutes because it was very windy and I unintentionally found myself sitting in the middle of a load of very huge ants...<P>Oh well, I can go to bed and end the day early tonight! Tomorrow will be WONDERFUL (positive thinking there). I might treat myself to a glass of red wine with my microwave ready-meal tonight...<P>hugs again, Paint.

Hi Paint,<BR>I'm right there with you on having a bad day with kids!!! I only have one (two year old boy) but I am babysitting my sister-in-law's 14 month old daughter on the days I don't work while she completes training for a new job.<P>These two kids just about kill each other. I can't turn my head for a second!! They have toddler squabbles over every little thing and are constantly hurting themselves or each other while playing in the yard (or in the house for that matter) and i was never so relieved as when my sister-in-law came to pick up her child and half an hour later my Mom came to get my son to stay with her for the night!!!<P>I just clicked on your history and read some old posts of yours to get caught up on your story. I remember reading your very first posts when you first came here (I started at about the same time) and various people were giving you a hard time about decisions you were making. I just want to tell you that you are so strong hanging in there the way you are...with the amazing sense of humor and joie de vivre that you have...you are an inspiration to all wives out there trying to hold marriages together. You do it with class and style! Your H would be an absolute fool to let go of you..!<P>Hope the Prozac and chocolate have you feeling much better!!!<P>Calla<BR>PS. You live in Colorado, right? I lived there for awhile as a child, and have been thinking of going back to explore my old haunts. I lived near Boulder...are you familiar with or close by?

Hi Calla - I live in Colorado Springs - if you get the chance to come over, let me know and we could have lunch or something. [H] and Knewjie (sp) are in Colorado too...<P>hugs, Paint.

Hi Paint, just wanted to let you know I was here. <P>Ah yes. Kid problems. Gotta love them, dontcha? Today was actually pretty good for me, but SOME days. AAAAHHH!!!<P><<<<<<hugs>>>>>

Paint:<P>All that work and effort ... just follow the directions on the Advil bottle: Take two and keep away from children.<P>Hang in there, kiddo,<P>Godspeed,<BR>STL

Paint, that is where H and I are moving HOw is it there?? OMG fill me in.I am so excited to be moving. I need to know abotu everything schools, jobs, colleges, OMG iam going to bug the heck out of you!!! WE move so soon, and I CANNOT WAIT. IS it nice there??<BR>Maine

Paint:<P>Sounds like it was not a good day for you.<P>I'll throw in my kid problem to add to the list. Picked up my S-12 from camp today (the other two are in MD visiting their mom). He was covered with mud. Apparently it rained like crazy in the mountains today and he happened to get half of the mountain stuck to him and brought it into my van and then into the house. Wonder how kids do that? They must have dirt and mud magnets built in.<P>His condition did seem to make him very happy though. Ever notice that a dirty kid is a happy kid?<P>Z<P>------------------<BR>He loves not who does not show love.<BR>----William Shakespeare

Aaaahhh, Zorweb...so THAT was the problem - both of mine had showers today and were clean!!! Usually they're happy and dirty....must be something in the water eh?<P>Maine - WOW, at this rate we could have an MB party! I've not been here too long myself, but it's BEAUTIFUL, you will love it. Just take it easy for the first few days because of altitude sickness! Let me know when you get here <P>Paint.