Dear Kid Saturday – You’re Being Mean to Mommy

Dear Thomas Jr.,

I kind of want to throttle you right now. Not only did you get up at 6:30 this morning and refuse to go back to sleep, but you’ve been mean and whiny ever since. I tried letting you climb into bed with me and Daddy, but you refuse to lie still and stop making noises.  When I told you to get up, you protested that you wanted to sleep. I told you we could sleep downstairs on the sofa instead.

When we got downstairs, you refused to lie down on the couch next to me, and you pulled your pillow out from under my head.  You threw the pillow on the floor and walked away from it, saying you didn’t want to share it with me, and that you wanted it to stay on the floor. You did the same thing when I tried to pick the pillow up a few minutes later. Mean.

I’d say I don’t know what your problem is, but I do. You’re tired, but you’re refusing to even try to go back to sleep. You insist that when the sun comes up, that automatically means that it’s morning, which automatically means it’s time to be awake. No matter how tired and cranky you are and how desperately you (and I) need more sleep. The sun is going to keep getting up earlier and earlier, and this cannot continue.

You’re still being mean to me, and you refuse to apologize for being mean. Until you’re ready to stop being mean, and apologize, I’m not going to give in to your requests to turn up the volume on the TV, open up a package of stickers, or make you a Wild Berry Pop Tart. (You already had a Nutrigrain Bar, so it’s not like I’m starving you.)

Sincerely,
Your Mother

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Christina Gleason (976 Posts)

That’s me: Christina Gleason. I’m a writer, editor, and disability advocate. I'm a multiply disabled autistic lady doing my best in this world built for abled people. I’m a geek for grammar, fantasy, and casual gaming. I hate vegetables. I cannot reliably speak, so I’ll happily conduct business over email or messaging instead.