Words hurt

Today ends Dude's very very busy week.  For his swim class he is enrolled in this intensive two week class that goes from Mon-Thur 10:30-11.  Then, he also had VBS with his friend Ava from 1-4, which meant that he was coming back from swim class with enough time to change, shower and get a snack before heading back out.  Which, also meant, no nap or downtime.  Through the week he was doing just fine but you could tell that he was exhausted.  And, today, it call came crashing down.

I had to print some music off for the wedding I'm playing this weekend so we did a quick stop at the Mins after VBS.  I was hoping that it wasn't going to be a big deal to do so, but knowing that the kiddos were tired was iffy.  They did all right... once we got home Dude asked if we could watch a movie because we had watched a show the day before while Greta was getting looked at, but I told him no today.  He was pretty unhappy with that response.  Then, as he was sulking he told me that he wanted to go eat dinner at a restaurant, but I already had dinner cooking in the crockpot.  So, I told him that it wasn't gonna happen today but maybe another time.  At this point, he gets the most angry, hurt, life isn't fair look I've seen to date and says, "I hate home."  Heart sinks.  As a Momma I try very hard to make this house a home and to make sure that my kiddos are happy... so, to hear him utter those words that he hated where he was hurt.

Now, I totally understand that he said it because he's exhausted and that's the only way he could think to show his displeasure, but.... doesn't hurt any less.  I'm sure if this week had been different and last week hadn't been so stressful it wouldn't have hit so hard, but this week was the way it was and last week was stressful, so it did.  Gaetan talked to him about it and told him what he said was hurtful and that he hurt Momma's feelings, to which he broke down and sobbed.  My poor boy wasn't out to hurt my feelings and knowing that he did hurt his... :(  It was a tough afternoon.

He was very sweet afterwards and told me how much he liked dinner (which he usually does).  The kids are in bed, and I'm hoping that they get enough sleep to start fresh again.

JVG