Today I was tested as a parent and authority figure. My son is trying to find his "place" in the world and our family. He is constantly looking for was to make his own rules and follow his own agenda. My daughter does this too, but they both have different styles of insubordination. Riley's weapon of choice is mind games. He transforms into a Jedi master and tries to alter my thoughts with a wave of his hand which sends a new telepathic itinerary into my brain stem. He enjoys convincing me that what he thinks is right, is right. Fiona prefers simple mutiny. Whenever confronted with undesireable rules she resorts to either stubborn protest or fains hearing loss or amnesia. She either screams, acts as if she didn't hear or forgot what you told her to do. I don't know how long I can go on seeing as I am in a constant state of negotiation. My house has become more tense than a UN meeting! Neither of them is in preschool and apparently they are ready to be masters of their own destiny. Maybe I should just give them a good dose of reality and convert them into employees. Then maybe they will see how desireable "grown up" life is. I guess I should feel blessed that they are obviously eager to run their own lives. It means I have set them up with the tools they will need to smoothly navigate the years that await them. Right?
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