Several Weeks ago Maleah came to me with a stack of invitations she had made for the whole neighborhood. Her and her friends had planned an "Outside Party" at our house, without me knowing it. She wanted to go deliver all the invitations. I had just had a baby a few weeks prior and told her I wasn't up for a party. Anyone that knows Maleah knows that she doesn't give up easily. Finally we compromised on doing a "culd-e-sac" party. So for weeks they planned out this party. She promised me they would stay outside, they would do it all, and I wouldn't have to do anything and they would clean up all the mess. Well any Mom knows better. As the day approached, it turned out that 2 of the 5 houses in our culdesac were going to be gone for the day. I started feeling bad because Maleah, Rien and Olivia had gone to so much work to plan this and really it was only their siblings that would be there. So we started calling neighbors and friends so they could have a few more people. Kent made her a bean bag toss, I made bean bags, they did the limbo, jumped on the tramp with the sprinkler, had relay races, won prizes, ate popsicles etc... It was very well organized and the kids had fun. Maleah and her 2 friends even earned and all pitched in their own money to buy the prizes and otterpops. I was not allowed to help or give my opinion, or Maleah would get very upset. She wanted to be in charge and it was not my party. She is a funny girl. I swear she is like the energizer bunny x 10 and she always has a few friends in tow. I feel like she needs a job, she is always wanting to earn money and work for me, and I don't want to always pay her money to do jobs. So then she gets these bright ideas like making fliers to teach piano lessons, do art classes at our house, clean people's houses, wash neighbors cars, sell lemonade, sell crafts and so on. Her brain never stops. I am constantly telling her no. I don't want my daughter going door to door all the time trying to earn money or selling stuff on the corner everyday. It's obnoxious, but she is so persistent and does not give up until we have a solution. She exhausts me. But with all that said, I do think she will do great things in life. She is a natural born leader and has great ambition when she sets her mind to something. But for now, how do I reign her in? Anybody want to hire an 8 year old?
Here they are giving instructions and rules at the beginning of the party. One of their rules was that if you fight with anyone you have to sit on the step and miss out on games. Yes, she likes to be in charge. I had to bite my tongue and just let her do her thing.
Playing Bean Bag Toss
Jumping with Water
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