un happy birthday?
well, i picked robin up from school and he said he had a "good" day at school. wow, good, eh? that's a nice change of attitude. i sent with him this morning 2 dozen cupcakes to share with his classmates, in addition to his special birthday snack. after school he picked out ice cream and a toy airplane at the local grocery store. we came home where he opened his gifts: a new baseball mitt (plus balls!), handmade quilt from grandma, a new t-shirt and a large magnifying glass. my big gift to him was earlier last month when i got him the heely's roller shoes he'd been wanting forever. maybe that was a mistake. after he and his best 4 friends enjoyed homemade cake with the ice cream, street baseball catch, popcorn and the transformers movie, robin and i had his special request dinner (fried chicken breast, salad and baked beans) with his bestest bud steven. then they played gameboy for a while.
perfect day? almost. robin was having a blast and was in very good spirits until his dad called at 730pm. actually he left a message and i gave robin the phone to call him back. i don't know what was said exactly but after their conversation, robin became very ornery and unhappy. he actually told me that his birthday wasn't very good! not enough friends, presents, fun, etcetera. he called the gifts stupid (so i took them all back). then he laughed at me when i slipped and fell on the water on the bathroom floor! ouch! ok....bedtime now for 9 and under....
normally i'm a cheerful enough and positive person. i love my son and want to please him and make him happy. but i feel so let down after spending an entire day busting my butt cooking cleaning and serving only to have a 9 year old declare it all "not very good". don't get me wrong-i'm not taking it personally. i just wonder WHY....
perfect day? almost. robin was having a blast and was in very good spirits until his dad called at 730pm. actually he left a message and i gave robin the phone to call him back. i don't know what was said exactly but after their conversation, robin became very ornery and unhappy. he actually told me that his birthday wasn't very good! not enough friends, presents, fun, etcetera. he called the gifts stupid (so i took them all back). then he laughed at me when i slipped and fell on the water on the bathroom floor! ouch! ok....bedtime now for 9 and under....
normally i'm a cheerful enough and positive person. i love my son and want to please him and make him happy. but i feel so let down after spending an entire day busting my butt cooking cleaning and serving only to have a 9 year old declare it all "not very good". don't get me wrong-i'm not taking it personally. i just wonder WHY....