Typical Morning?

OK so as usually Brandon is very distracted and cannot seem to get ready for school. I am getting frustrated but staying calm. He had to take a quick bath this morning and well an added step in a routine is not good for an ADHD child.

Anyway while I keep following up on him, Josh is running around the house with a new backpack which really isn't a new backpack but one he used to use and decided that he should start using it again. As I am being disstracted by Brandon I am not really paying attention to Josh as he mumbles something and goes downstairs with his backpack.

So when I get downstairs a bit frustrated at Brandon because now I really have to keep him focus which can be exausting because you have to stay calm and focus for him...

Then I go downstairs to find Josh has been cutting his backpack. Why is he cutting his backpack??? Josh wants only one shoulder strap that he can place over his body cross ways, like over one shoulder and then across his front with one strap not two. So in his mind he should just cut off the other strap. He was like Mom can you cut this off? I just started to laugh and told him that it isn't necessary to cut off the strap but to keep it "in case" someday he might want to use it as a backpack.

All you can do is laugh. One is keeping you on your toes and the other child you let wander about because he can make some smart decisions but sometimes you need to stop and really pay attention to the other one. Luckily he wasn't in the mood to cut his bangs.