We moved out of state two weeks ago-- now far away from family and friends 
I'm feeling isolated and burnt out from the stress of selling a house, packing, moving, etc., and our dd (2.5) is being a little pill. Really, she's doing remarkably well. She's decided to sleep in her own room (we'd been co-sleeping since birth) and has been very outgoing with the new neighbor kids and seems to be quite comfortable in the new house. The difficult thing is that whenever we try to go out shopping (which there is a lot of, restocking a kitchen and getting new furniture, etc), she will no longer walk with me but insteads runs around like a wild thing-- like into different aisles, touching everything, not stopping at all when I tell her to. It's driving me nuts. I had thought it might be because she's always more wild when dh and I both go out with her, but she's usually much more cooperative when she's out alone with me. SO- we tried it this morning, just the two of us, and it was a disaster. We ended up leaving Target without buying any of the things we needed because she simply wouldn't stop (and yes- we tried riding in the cart, but she started climbing around and crying to get out-- she's never been a big rider)
I'm frustrated both at her behavior and at my own lack of patience. I have literally never been as angry with her as I was this morning- and I felt ridiculous being mad at a 2 year old, and mean since I know she's going through a LOT right now and probably not really understanding it all. But, at the same time, it's not safe for her to completely split in the middle of a store, and icredibly frustrating to waste an entire trip. I guess I'm going to have to shop alone for awhle and leave her with dh-- but it sucks because we really don't have a lot to do here and I'd thought it would make for some fun outings for the two of us. Any sage advice for me? Do I just avoid the situation for awhile by shopping alone (which really is a pain since shopping during the work day is so much easier and I hate to take up family evenings with me shopping) Is she really acting out, or have I just totally lost all the patience I had and am now misinterpreting normal 2yo behavior that just didn't bother me before? How can I communicate with her about this in a way that she can understand? Today I stopped and told her in the store that she needed to ride in the cart or walk with me or we would have to leave- she nodded very earnestly and said "okay, Mommy- I'll hold your hand" then within minuts he took off again-- so I picked her up and we left. Any other ways to hande this? I miss being an easy going twosome! Advice- please!
I'm feeling isolated and burnt out from the stress of selling a house, packing, moving, etc., and our dd (2.5) is being a little pill. Really, she's doing remarkably well. She's decided to sleep in her own room (we'd been co-sleeping since birth) and has been very outgoing with the new neighbor kids and seems to be quite comfortable in the new house. The difficult thing is that whenever we try to go out shopping (which there is a lot of, restocking a kitchen and getting new furniture, etc), she will no longer walk with me but insteads runs around like a wild thing-- like into different aisles, touching everything, not stopping at all when I tell her to. It's driving me nuts. I had thought it might be because she's always more wild when dh and I both go out with her, but she's usually much more cooperative when she's out alone with me. SO- we tried it this morning, just the two of us, and it was a disaster. We ended up leaving Target without buying any of the things we needed because she simply wouldn't stop (and yes- we tried riding in the cart, but she started climbing around and crying to get out-- she's never been a big rider)I'm frustrated both at her behavior and at my own lack of patience. I have literally never been as angry with her as I was this morning- and I felt ridiculous being mad at a 2 year old, and mean since I know she's going through a LOT right now and probably not really understanding it all. But, at the same time, it's not safe for her to completely split in the middle of a store, and icredibly frustrating to waste an entire trip. I guess I'm going to have to shop alone for awhle and leave her with dh-- but it sucks because we really don't have a lot to do here and I'd thought it would make for some fun outings for the two of us. Any sage advice for me? Do I just avoid the situation for awhile by shopping alone (which really is a pain since shopping during the work day is so much easier and I hate to take up family evenings with me shopping) Is she really acting out, or have I just totally lost all the patience I had and am now misinterpreting normal 2yo behavior that just didn't bother me before? How can I communicate with her about this in a way that she can understand? Today I stopped and told her in the store that she needed to ride in the cart or walk with me or we would have to leave- she nodded very earnestly and said "okay, Mommy- I'll hold your hand" then within minuts he took off again-- so I picked her up and we left. Any other ways to hande this? I miss being an easy going twosome! Advice- please!
