General Craziness!

The last couple of weeks have been nuts! Little A was, and might still be, teething, I've been exhausted, Big A is being super defiant with me, her lying is getting worse, and we may not have enough to pay rent. I'm a little stressed! 

While Little A was teething, I didn't brush her teeth. I know that's probably not the best decision, but she was in so much pain. I didn't want to add to it. Last week, after the worst of the teething crankiness was over, I tried to brush her teeth with the toothbrush we've used for a while now and ended up with Vampire Baby! I don't know which one of us was more traumatized! She had dark red blood running all down her chin. I freaked out and BF had to take the baby. We're using a washcloth for now, but I'm hoping we'll be back to the toothbrush in a couple weeks. 

 I'm at a loss with Big A. She isn't pulling the "You aren't my Mom" bullshit anymore, but her attitude with me is worse. BF grounded her for her behavior for a week and it has turned into two weeks because of Big A's attitude. I just.don't know what to do anymore. I'm sick of the lying, I'm sick of the "Fuck You" attitude she gives me when BF is sleeping or at work, I'm sick of her deliberately ignoring me and doing what she wants instead of what I ask or tell her to do. BF and I have tried everything we can think of and nothing seems to really have an effect. Maybe our new family therapist can make some headway. That reminds me -- we have therapy homework. /sigh More stuff for me to read and then try to go over with BF before Tuesday. 

BF gets paid Friday, but it won't be enough to cover rent. We have about $45 left from his last check. I guess I'll have to call the office and tell them we'll pay rent in payments. It means paying a late fee again and we haven't paid the late fee from last month yet. BF gets a bonus check this month and that will help tremendously. I'm really thankful he gets a bonus check every few months. They help us play catch up. They are based on department production and this quarter they have done really well. That means (hopefully) a couple hundred for the bonus check. 

Okay, my diapers are out of the dryer. That means it's time to do my FlyLady stuff and then maybe watch some Grey's Anatomy on Netflix or read our therapy homework. :)