The good as well as the bad ?

When I first started this blog, I had lofty ideals. It was going to contain witty anecdotes about how adorable the rugrats are, amusing commentaries on life around me, humourous comments about my experiences .... pfffft !!!

For the past week the rugrats have been at each other's throats before the MOTH and I climb out of bed in the mornings.
They can't even clean their teeth in the same room without it turning into a war.
The woman who runs their after-school programme informed us they were having a full-scale fist fight when she arrived to collect them on Wednesday.
They can't do a single thing they're told without arguing about it ... or just plain not doing it.
Yesterday there were tears before breakfast because K couldn't go to rugby practice as the MOTH was working out of town ... which turned into bad temper and a punch up with his little sister.
And they haven't said anything cute or funny in weeks.

Who broke my kids ? And don't tell me it's just a phase ...