Well, I am looking forward to settling back into a normal routine when school starts back up next week, both for my sanity and for the survival of my house. Having all the girls home to play all day and create art all day... we are buried in it! And boy do they like to create art.
There comes a point when a mom has to determine what to keep and what to throw away. It feels awful to pitch the hard-worked, colorful, unidentifiable paper or cardboard constructions. And you have to find a way to do it without the child seeing it in the trash or the hurt in their eyes will just paralyze you. But if you aren't strong and decisive, the sheer volume of paper and yarn and paint and tape....
Some moms I know do not let their children have tape. May has always loved stickers and tape. I have given it to her freely. What harm can it possibly do? Most surfaces in the house can just be un-stuck as long as it is not left too long. And children love tape. Love it. It just seems like a cheap way to entertain without much downside. It's not a battle I think is worth having, and it is an entertainment source worth exploiting.
The baby cries, so I cut this train-of-thought ramble short. She and I need a shower.
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