The boys had a rough day. They're really struggling in regards to their mom and end up taking it out on each other or me. I'm a grown-up and I'm here to deal with whatever they throw at me. I know whats going on and I don't take it personally.
What really worries me is how they take out their anger, fear, heartache and pain on each other.
There's not any physical altercations but they scream at each other and pick fights. It's more an issue with Elliott and Emmett but Gavin can get his digs in as well.
I hate that they're fighting and I understand the mechanics but I'm making a serious effort to help them find more constructive outlets. We're making progress and the trip has brought a renewed sense of hope, at least for me but we still have healing to do.
I had to run to the grocery store because Emmett appears to be experiencing lactose intolerance or something similar. I wanted to get him some Lactaid to see if drinking that makes a difference. I'm not convinced this is actually a problem but he's consistently complaining. He also keeps drinking milk anyway. I'm getting him in to see his allergist, just to make sure. I think there's multiple moving parts here and I'm just not sure that what's what at this point.
This isn't anything serious, but he does complain of tummy aches and we need to get to the bottom of it.
Anyway, while we were out, I needed to stop by the music store and pick up a couple XLR cables for the ever growing, makeshift home studio I've setup for the podcast. While we were there, Emmett became very interested in the guitars. I asked if he'd be interested in learning to play. He said yes, and I checked into it. It's not very expensive and I feel like it might be a really good outlet for him.
It's something that I'm going to encourage if he's interested. He needs a constructive, healthy outlet and learning an instrument is an awesome thing.
As the day came to a close, I was happily surprised when Elliott and Emmett asked if they could have a guys night in the living room. I was upstairs working and I thought, hell, if they're getting along, why not? I really feel like we ended the day on a positive note and I'm really grateful that they were able to spend some quality time together tonight, without fighting.
I don't have any major plans for Sunday. I'm gonna finish prepping for this week's interviews, work on mixing next week's episode and get some laundry done. Still feeling quite motivated and I like it. ☺
