So the film ended with Rah cutting off the bathroom lights and me needing both hands to "wrangle" him down to brush his teeth and wash his face. Followed by the washing of the hands and "Robbie parts" - slathering him with Vaseline (darn eczema and dry skin combo) - and sending him off, stomping still, to his room to get dressed.
But it doesn't end there because by now we have all of 3-minutes to get to the bus stop! I have to "expedite" the clothing process, grease and brush hair, distribute both allergy medicine and a multivitamin, and coax a smile and good mood into him so that his teacher, Mrs. Hailey, won't reap his full wrath as I do each morning!
And yes, some days we miss the bus, but most often we make it miraculously...
And I find that even if I get up at 6am when that alarm first goes off, the same scenario occurs. Even if I put Rah to bed at 7pm, no change! So here it is...it was the same with Garrett and now Robert. Ebby said I'm was a morning person either, so maybe I've simply learned to "get over it" as an adult...
My 5-year old is pretty advanced, any chance he'll stumble upon this epiphany a little early? I guess not...
Good Morning,
From The Swann Family
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