Psychology
Whilst wonderful husband (he had just cooked dinner and insisted on doing the washing-up as well), was on the phone being updated on how his Mum was, she has an alzheimers type condition, I took control of the television and starting at 1 went surfing. Being a novice in having unsupervised control I was cautious and only got as far as 4. Brat Camp. Now, having had three off-spring go through teenage times I often pride them, and us, on being survivors. I now know how lucky we all were. Yes, we had the binge-drinking, but never hospital admissions, only mistaking drawers for urinals! Two of them, and I, have fiery tempers, which had resulted in door-slamming, plate, complete with dinner, throwing. Secret piercing, I noticed the multiple earrings but I do have to admit months passed before I saw the belly-bars, and 1 tattoo. There were times when the pupils of their eyes seemed to take over their whole faces but surreptitious inspection for needle marks and the absense of red, sniffy noses cheered me. It didn't stop me worrying about glue-sniffing, fights and the multitude of other tempations out there. Outwardly though I mainained a relaxed visage. Neighbours must never know that my 'rebels' troubled me. Then, I saw last nights Channel 4 offering and I felt so happy that really, my children were little angels in comparison, that I sent each one a text message telling them I loved them. Unfortunately, 15 minutes before the end of the programme, husband re-entered the room and announced TV Greatest Blunders was on and the channel change happened. Then the phone started ringing. My little darlings were phoning to ask was I all right? What's happened? Is it so strange to tell your children that you love them? When they were being 'difficult' I was heard to say, fairly regularly, 'I don't like you, but I do love you.' Retrospectively I can admit I was wrong and now say 'Thankyou for being you.' Brat Camp is a series, I shall take to my bed next week and watch it there. I wouldn't have wanted my kids to be perfect, to not have their own opinions, to conform totally, but perhaps if Brat Camp had been around then I would have rejoiced more about their personalities.
Has anyone yet found out why men automatically take control of the remote? In our house it doesn't cause a direct arguement if I wrest it from his thumb twitching little mitts, but it is impossible to then watch anything 'cos he is capable of turning reading the paper into something that produces enough decibels to warrant calling out environmental health.
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(10.3.04 23:17) Been pointed in the direction of your blog by the lovely Jo on the front page and I like! Keep up the good work! Davey xxx |
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(11.3.04 13:51) My hubby does it too!! He comes home, changes the channel of whatever I'm watching, hangs on to the remote and then tries to get on the internet PLUS they say men can't multitask - his attentions cannot be undivided - it's a control thing, I'm sure... Now we have a rule - if you have the TV you can't have the laptop too!!! and mummy and pregnant belly gets full attention FIRST. |