If you cant play nice, you cant play

I've had. up to here. 

Ever since I got back from NY a few weeks ago, Henry has had temper and sharing issues. I've tried so hard to be patient, and discipline in the "right way", but its not working. It might be me. It might be him. I don't know. 

But I have had it. 

ALL his tempers and hitting relate to toys. He learned the word "mine", and I am not thrilled about it. He takes toys from others, then hits them with it.  Its not good, and its not how my boys will behave.

Boys will be boys, or thats what they say, but I am teaching my boys to be men one day. 

So they are gone. The toys. They are all, gone. 

Locked in the shed in the backyard. 

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Because I mean it. I have had it up to here. I don't need to read a parenting book, pinterest tactics, google solutions. I need to listen. listen to my mothers intuition, and the Spirit. 

Thats all. 

And today, they both told me to lock up all the toys. See, the room downstairs has been labeled the toy room. But its not a toy room, its a family room, and that's what it should be about. So each day I will go to the shed, pick out a toy or two that we can play with together, and step by step we will learn how to interact together. It will be slow, I am sure. But I need to teach my boys, its not about the toys. Its not about the things. Its really about family and love. 

I will also try to do more preschool education stuff. Yep I will probably Pinterest those lol. 

Oh, but I lied. I didn't take out EVERYTHING. 

I left the books. :)