Anyone who has kids or has a 2 year old knows exactly what I'm talking about! I always thought the terrible 2's was an exaggeration! Holy crap was I wrong. My sweet little girl is making life very difficult for us right now. She is fussing over EVERYTHING!!! I really, REALLY wish I was exaggerating on that. I am quite amazed at what she can fuss over to try to get her way. Just the other day, she wanted a peach, so I made sure she used her manners first of course- we really make sure she uses those. far too many kids nowadays don't use them- anyway, so i gave her the bowel with her peaches in it and she asked for some "milk bear" which is the pedisure. It looks like milk, has a bear on the bottle, anyway, so I said "in a minute baby, eat some peaches first." and all hell broke loose! She threw the biggest fit and she screamed and whaled! Kole and I just looked at each other with the thoughts "what the H?!" She didn't even try to use manners or anything. She was so very demanding and started jumping up and down. We NEVER give in to that kind of behavior! So at first we put her in her timeout corner, she calmed down eventually, and about 30 seconds after she got out, it started all over again, so this time, we put her in her bed to cry there. She cried for over 15 minutes probably. I eventually went in there, and explained that we don't behave that way. She Finally ate her peaches and she asked nicely for her milk bear. We have had many experiences like this one.
For some reason, when she doesn't get what she wants or for whatever the case may be (could be as simple of wanting a kiss/hug from her) she does this angry, ugly high pitched scream/squeal thing that drives me crazy!! Ugghh!! I think this is the reason people are supposed to have their second child before the first one turns 2, because otherwise, you're not going to want another one. Of course I want another baby, and more babies for that matter, but as of right now, i'm okay with her. I'm sure she'll grow out of it, but man it's rough.
Well those are my thoughts on that. Any thoughts from any of you other experienced mamma's out there??
8 comments:
Hahaha... I feel your pain!! (Really, I'm not laughing at you, just that I know EXACTLY what you're talking about!)
I just ignore that stuff. Well, I TRY to, for the most part... I think they do it to see what happens and also to get attention, so if nothing happens and nobody pays attention to them, it eventually fizzles... But yeah, I remember thinking once, "Boy, I'm glad I had Victoria when I did, because I definitely would NOT want to be getting pregnant with how Hannah is right now!" :D
Oh Becky....I don 't have a CLUE what you are talking about. My kids were all PERFECT....especially Cody.
OH yeah. I hear you. For us, it was more like the terrible 3's. The best way we used to deal with the temper tantrums was to just ignore him. When you give in and become angry, the kid has already won.
Good luck!
I understand! It sucks! What I have learned to do is ignore Kaleb's screaming and his fit and act like I don't care. Once her realizes he is not getting a reaction out of me, he quits. LOL Kids are definitely difficult at 2! (and three...)
Good luck, love ya!
Anj
I feel your pain. Just keep telling yourself "This too shall pass" It's a good thing kids are so cute!
Hey Becky, how are you? Sorry I took so long to respond. My little guy will be 2 in Dec. and I'm starting to see a little taste of what I guess I would call "Terrible Two's". Not excited.
Hi Becky!
Sorry I never comment on your blog! It looks like you are staying busy with school and family. It's hard for me to believe your sweet little girl throws fits!! Brig throws little ones here and there but I know the worst is yet to come:) Sounds like you are handling it great though. Keep it up!
Karlie
Hi Becky! Just found your blog! I couldn't resist commenting, (since you DID ask for all us experienced parents out there...) All I can say, is you seem to be a lot more patient AND educated with your first than I was with mine! Way to go! I've had to learn as I go, and doggone it if I still find myself making mistakes! My firstborn is now 20, and my baby just turned 7 at the stroke of midnight about 4 minutes ago! Somehow, inspite of my mistakes, I managed to do some things right...?(I guess? I hope?) You can tell you're a great mommy, and it's fun to read about. Thanks for sharing.
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