I can’t cope

It can be permanently locked. @Captain24

Yeah, that's why they are over all the time. I used to lock my side so they couldn't come over, but I learnt it was a bad idea because they would sit there banging for hours until I opened. So now, save me going down to open the door, I just leave it unlocked.

I even had an image of your little niece running front door to front door. @tyme

Has she been up to any antics? I love hearing what she is doing. 😜

The little one has been terrible lately.. yelling, screaming, wanting her own way.... @Captain24

She's been wetting herself a lot too. I think it's winter and it's cold. She seems to just forget to go to the toilet.

Kids are hard work.

Oh no.. @tyme. That sounds like hard work. Does she go to day care or preschool? Sorry. I can’t remember.

She goes three days @Captain24 . Oh! I didn't tell you! The in-laws are leaving in August!!!! Yaya!!

I thought for good... but supposedly they want to come back at the end of the year.... 😞

How exciting @tyme. It’s been longer than they said hasn’t it? Oh and to come back so soon. I’ll throw you a party when they go!!

How is your niece doing at daycare? Is something happening for her there or is she just at a difficult age?

Yeah... .they are returning way toooo soon. We will have so much more freedom when they leave. @Captain24 Grrrrr. I spoke to my sister and she's not happy about it either... I guess she has to suck it up too...

And the kids run amuck around the grandparents. The eldest fights and argues with her nana all the time.

As for the youngest... she's got no filter. She's a really outgoing kid, but geeezzz. No shame. We were at church 2 weeks ago, and she yells at the top of her voice "I need wee! Sshhhhhh" She even made the weeing sound! My sister had to grab her and shut her mouth.

However, the youngest is best friends with Ruby. They tackle each other all the time. Ruby's game is to pull of my niece's socks, and Ruby is generally successful. Did I tell you my niece likes earlobes? Well she plays with Ruby's floppy ears all the time.... My niece sits in Ruby's pen and plays with her for hours. That's one thing about this kid. She's really easy in terms of occupying herself. She's got another year before going to school.

I don’t understand how they think it’s ok @tyme. But I guess in saying that there will be a day when I have to take my

parents in. But I don’t have a family of my own. I’m not a very hospitable person either though. I don't like people invading my space.

She is priceless. You live it until I’m not doing well to tell me these stories. It

makes me laugh every time! I love that it came with sound effects.

Thats so cool that they have that kind of relationship. Both my dogs like pulling my socks off! They will grow up together as best friends and that’s really sweet.

You’ll need another year for the school to get ready not the other way around.

I love her.. she has so much sass…

Yes! Sass is the perfect word! That's her all over!

Please note, this is not in a bad way, but because my niece likes earlobes, she walks Ruby around by holding one ear. (She's not pulling or dragging her or anything - it's safe). And they just walk around the house. It's really funny.

Then they fight over the kid's fold-out lounge. My niece wants to do a hand stand on it, but Ruby wants to lie in it. My niece does a runner to do a hand stand on the lounge, then Ruby jumps on it and stops her from doing her handstand. I just sit and laugh because she's yelling and pushing the dog off, but Ruby keeps jumping back on (as though to annoy her)....

Yes, it's priceless. @Captain24

At my age, I don't think i'd be hospitable either... I like being on my own. I want my own space.

Anyway, I'm going to start wrapping up now. I'll see you later this week?

I would never think that she would be hurting her. I love the little quirk though. @tyme

I have the same issue with my lounge. I have to fight my way to it. Oh.. not to do a hand stand, those days are long gone! 😜

Have a good couple of days and I’ll talk soon.