No More Bad Guy

By Stephanie

So, this is Christmas. Christmas break, that is.

It’s negative 5 degrees outside right now and I’m not going anywhere. Me and four kids stuck in the house for the next two weeks.

HELP!

I have been really working on my patience and saying YES more to fun things that they want to do. But I’ve drawn a blank. I need tips for fun and creative things to do with them that doesn’t make a lot of mess. Or if it makes a mess, one that’s easy to clean up.

I’m tired of being the bad guy. I go to bed at night and sigh into my pillow often feeling defeated and like I am just the world’s most un-fun Mom ever.

So the past few days I’ve said no more mean Mom. We’re having fun. And I go to bed feeling like tomorrow is SO much more do-able.

Help me shed that bad guy. I need tips. Fun things to do. Share here in the comments-even include links to your own posts if you’ve got a remedy for me!

Stephanie Precourt is the managing editor of 5 Minutes For Parenting and also blogs at Adventures In Babywearing.

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