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[ailbhe]

Linnea has developed a big WHINE thing. She's tired, partly - our household agreement to start eating dinner at 5 pm or 5:30 at the latest is under severe strain and so Linnea's bedtime is getting later and later; the traditional fix for this is for me to sort it out and Rob to sulk and do nothing, but we're trying to change that dynamic.

I read some old posts, from 2-3 years ago, and it's amazing how much better we're doing in re internalised sexism nowadays²⁰⁷.

But this whining drives me up the wall. It makes me whiny myself, and shouty to boot, and the temptation, early in the morning or late at night, to cave in and pacify is very great.

However, I am Strong and I have been Disciplinarian Of The Year and the children had to resolve their whiny whingefest by being polite, asking nicely, and making compromises.

Bah.

We are only now finishing breakfast, which is part of the problem with the late dinner and bedtime. But we'll get it all under control. We must.

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I feed Kate & Holly at 5, sometimes I eat with them (but I always sit at the table with them) & sometimes I eat with Andy at 7. It's not ideal, but we all eat together at the weekends.