Building Walls

[rattgirl]

When your only companionship, for most of your waking hours, is a nigh-threenager, you find yourself taking every opportunity to separate yourself from the chaos and get some kind of mental relaxation. Today, I joined KidK in the backyard and, while he ran around with various diggers and his lawnmower, I built a tiny wall. It lasted just long

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[gipsieee]

I could make the same sort of post myself... based on non engagement and imagination based play being slightly behind and me having no spoons for engagement.
Hugs if they w are welcome. Mothering is hard work.

[rattgirl]

Hugs are always welcome.

[lilacmoon5]

Not all of them are participating as much as you might be imagining they participate. V & A usually wander pretty aimlessly during the Nature Activity part of the Banneker class. V is just now starting to somewhat ignore that there are so many strangers at the classes and participate a little. She is 10 months older than KidK. V & L are not happy to be at swimming. Hugs

I am realizing that in our culture the titles Teacher, Coach, Doctor, Nurse, Dentist are expected to be granted automatic friend status. Friendship as opposed to stranger. I have no idea how to fix that issue, V does not grant friendship easily. She is still a bit unsure some of the other Daddies.

[rattgirl]

KidK seems to waver back and forth between desperately wanting other kids to play with him, and sternly rebuffing any other child's friendly advances. I am hoping that regular exposure to the same kids will rekindle the love of joint (or at least cooperative parallel) play that he was developing with the Mini Dragon and Miss I.