::My Sister is Fiesty...Kitten::
I have a 5 yr old sister, and I regret that I don't get to spend a whole lot of time with her. She leaves for school before I wake up, I leave for work or school before she gets home, and I usually get home from work way after she's gone to bed. We hang out before I go to work on the weekends and on my days off from work. I'll admit, that I have to be firm with Rita because she lacks discipline, and of course that's not her fault. I talk to her like she's my equal, I don't talk down to her, but she knows when I'm being serious with her. All in all, considering all the factors, we have a pretty solid relationship based on respect. I just didn't realize that until very recently.
Rita threw a huge fit, she was slamming doors and throwing stuff around. I was trying to get ready for work, so I came out of my room and knocked on her door. She had locked it. I just said, "Hey, it's me. Let me in." She didn't hesitate to say, "OK, I'm coming." My younger brother was standing behind me. When my sister saw him, she said, "Hey, you can't come in. I only want to talk to Rochelle." Eh, my little brother doesn't really respect our sister because he's 13, what do you expect at that age? So I have a talk with my sister and let her know that her behavior isn't going to solve her problem. She said, "I know, but mom and Ferd make me mad." So I just told her, "Hey, there's going to be a lot of people who are going to make you mad. I'm pretty sure I might make you mad someday. You just need to learn how to talk to people the right way and make a compromise." Now this might sound like a lot for a 5 yr old to process, that may be true. I knew she understood when she asked me, "Compromise? Like when you make a deal so both people are OK with it?" And I told her that was completely right. So she calmed down, and apologized to my mom and brother, then she started cleaning her own mess.
I don't mean to toot my own horn, but, TOOT...TOOT! I'm good. Haha. I could definitely do that parenting thing when it comes down to it. It's kinda scary how my sister can totally write off my parents but she listens to me. Maybe it's my approach? Whatever it is, I'm just glad the girl isn't going to grow up into some spoiled little shit. I can't stand kids like that.
Just so you all know, I've put up a new post on the Kitten. As of last night, I do know my relationship status with someone. We've decided to just remain friends at this point. We really enjoy each other's company, but he's not ready to commit fully because he knows that he has a lot of things he needs to work out. Of course I'm disappointed, but I didn't lose him. That's what I was really scared of. But what I wrote has nothing to do with that. I wrote that because of situations with some family members. I love them to death, but it seems that love just isn't enough sometimes. As sad as that may be, I won't stop loving my family. No matter how hard it is to get along with them, I love them unconditionally. It's just that sometimes, I can really feel a strong dislike for what they do. But hey, enough of that. Until I blog again, stay safe and spay and neuter your animals!
Random Blurb: Bob Barker, you're the man. Preach on with the spay and neuter thing! If you don't, then I'm gonna hafta stop watching "The Price is Right".
posted by Rochelle @ 1:40:00 PM
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