ADDMama

I was just rereading Jane Eyre and noticed even more now that I’ve been diagnosed how much I’m like Helen. And I thought we could all get a little comfort from our old storybook character friends- we’re not alone! Anyone have any good Anne of Green Gables quotes?

A little background in case you haven’t read Jane Eyre: she’s gone to a boarding school and made friends with Helen. Miss Satcherd is very strict, and Miss Temple, kind and forgiving.

Helen explained to Jane in Chapter 6, “I am, as Miss Scatcherd said, slatternly; I seldom put, and never keep, things, in order; I am careless; I forget rules; I read when I should learn my lessons; I have no method; and sometimes I say, like you, I

Nearly every "Da" that comes out of my 18 month old's mouth is in a whiny tone. Even if she's not irritated about anything, I can't stand the way she simply says "Dada" to mean "Make this car go" or "Hold this doll" or whatever. And geez, does she ever get easily irritated with cutting three canines at once. Two out of three diaper changes are crying fests.

And how do you get them to play by themselves for ten minutes while you prep lunch? My kid just pulls on my leg and whines the entire time. I'll allow TV while cooking dinner, but lunch is ten minutes. Then when we sit down, she won't use a spoon longer than ten seconds, but if she gets anything on her hands, she whines until I wipe th