Have you ever wondered...

[ksjhwkr]

how much the Gypsies would give you for your toddler??? I am wondering today!:bang

[Miss Juice]

As someone who was up half the night because her toddler would not sleep - just wanted to play from 1:30am to almost 4am, and who now has to go to work, I can honestly say the thought has crossed my mind.

Hope your day goes smoothly! Or smoothly-er.

[Still_Snarky]

As someone whose toddler has thrown more lay-on-the-ground-screaming-bloody-murder tantrums in the last month than I care to remember, YES! While I feel badly for you other mamas, I feel so much better knowing I'm not alone. :p

[PancakeGoddess]

It's been a rough patch around here lately, too.

It's such a good thing he's so flipping adorable.

[beautyful]

Sometimes I wonder how much I'd have to pay them!

Adia's an absolute sweetheart most of the time, but she's going through an "independent" phase right now that drives me up the wall some days.

[Miss Juice]

apparently my girl is a combination of all three of the above - very independent needing to do everything herself, then throwing a screaming tantrum when it doesn't work, and so darn cute it makes me smile (most of the time).

It IS a good thing they're cute, though.

[puddleduck]

i have recently thought about leaving ds out for the bin men -
or even going back to work for a break!

[Sandrine]

My almost 2 yrs old is also showing her independent self to us. She is also throwing herself on the ground when we say either no or we ask her seomthing and she doesn't want to do it.

It's a good thing my 3yr old is finish with this stage. She's now independent that i don't have to worry about her doing things and she is just more ready to use her words than her sis is.

I don't know what i would do if i had two in the same stage. lol

[pdxcdingmomma]

Um, yeah. The other day, in fact, when this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59694484@N00/105503183/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/59694484@N00/105503186/ happened during "Quiet Time" in the boys' room. (Take note of the empty toy bin, the "curtain" hanging down (we just recently moved, no blinds yet), and the very pleased-looking 4-year-old.)

Come to find out, that pile between their beds holds not only every toy in their room, and not only the contents of the dirty clothes basket, but also just about every stitch of clothing they own, as they had emptied half their dresser, which - Mommy finally having caught up on laundry - was crammed full of neatly folded piles of little boy gear. :cuss :bawl

Have I ever said how much I hate laundry? I was ready to post a "For Sale By Owner" sign on the lawn. Really.

This was one of the few times I was simply too angry and overwhelmed to say anything. I just took a few pics and walked away. Had DH clean it up when he got home. (Yes, this seemed worse than the butter smeared on the back of the couch, somehow.)

And, yes, my boys are pros at inappropriate public behavior. They can be quiet, well-mannered (sorta) little humans until we enter a store. Then it's fighting, screaming, running away (if the opportunity arises), yanking stuff off the shelves, fighting, fighting, little monsters. :angry

As I've always said, this must be why God made them so darn cute.......

:lol :lol :lol

[bfoster2000]

I'm so sorry for the rest of you but I too am glad to know I'm not alone. We seem to be up to our eyes in terrible two's around here lately too. I'm so ready to put this kid up for auction on eBay but I'm afraid it would ruin my positive feedback rating! It certainly is a good thing he's so darn cute and loveable (most of the time)...way too cute for my own good! I'm really excited about this new baby but days like we've had the last couple of weeks, I'm terrified!! Hopefully DJ's getting this out of his system now so he will settle down a bit when the baby comes...right?

[Jish]

I always figured I'd have to pay the gypsies.:lol

[Red Sonja]

Yes yes yes! LOL!

My dishwasher has a huge piece of cardboard duct-taped over it to keep DS from taking it apart again. After I did that he moved on to the stove, locking the cat and my sneakers in the drawer underneath then climbing on top and removing (yes, removing) all the burners. I finally found some stove locks that work. The chairs are bungee corded to the table legs to keep him from dancing on top of the table, or moving a chair over to the fridge, climbing up and holding down the water dispenser, laughing gleefully the whole time.

I think I'm going to submit a picture of my kitchen to Better Homes & Gardens. ;)

[amybw]

Lurking from DIA.... I was really thinking about checking into daycares this week. :nut

:)
Amy

[cjcolorado]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
OMG, yesterday I was wondering the EXACT SAME THING!!! Wonder if there's some moon-phase thing we should be paying attention to?! Had to go down to the old hospital to get a copy of my records after DD had only gotten 30 mins of sleep in the car...after her "performance" there, I would have paid the gypsies to take her!!! Usually, she's so low-maintenance that this behavior totally threw me for a loop!

[ksjhwkr]

Ok, I can not tell you how THRILLED I am to know that I am not the only one with a crazy toddler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too bad we don't all live close to eachother, we could put them all in a room together and whoever came out alive would win! :lol
He's finally napping, so I am getting SOME peace. But seriously, no matter what I did this morning it just wasn't right. Example: Seth: Seth blanket on. Mom: Ok - I then proceed to put the blanket on his head. Oh my gosh, you'd have thought I beat the child!!! He wanted the blanket on the BED not on HIM! :rolleyes
That was just one of the MANY meltdowns and tantrums. I am PRAYING that when he wakes up he'll be my sweet boy again!!!

[bfoster2000]

At least you can figure out what you did wrong...DJ has been in meltdown mode all evening!! DJ: "Mommy...potty." Me: "Ok, you want to go potty?" DJ: "Waaaaa! No!!!" *proceed to kick and scream for 10 or 15 minutes no matter what I do! He had an exploding diaper this afternoon and freaked out when I suggested changing it. DH wasn't home from work yet and I could not convince DJ that it would be ok to get the leaky diaper off and get cleaned up. I finally had to practically sit on him and wound up with poop all over him, me, the changing table, the wall, the carpet, and everything else within reach. And all I could think is, I'm changing this diaper so he'll be more comfortable and healthy...what's wrong with this picture? Oh well...tomorrow's another day and at least Grandma's only a few minutes away!

[ksjhwkr]

Ahhh...yes, the kicking and screaming and writhing to get away from the diaper change. What is with that?!?!?! For Seth it's that he doesn't want to stop being a "naked baby"!
You are lucky that Grandma is so close...Seth's 2 Grandmas are 1000 miles away! WAH!

[bfoster2000]

Grandma being nearby is a blessing and a curse. Yesterday she and I got into it because she said I was criticizing her parenting choices. I told her I have no problem with her parenting choices as long as she realizes that *I* am the parent...not her. She made her choices with me...now it's my choice. It is nice to be able to drop DJ over there whenever I need a break though and she runs a daycare so it's always fun for him to go play with the other kids when I need to work (I work from home but it's tough to get much done while chasing a toddler).

I don't get it with the diaper changes lately either. He only does it with me. The 12 year old girl down the street can change him with no problems, Mom can change him with no problems, if I even start to think about changing him he goes absolutely ballistic. And he fights every step of the way. He fusses about taking the diaper off, then he fusses about putting a new one on. I'm planning to EC with the new baby and I've been trying to start with DJ even though it's late but he doesn't seem at all interested. If I let him go commando, he just pees wherever the mood strikes him (and our entire house has white carpet...I'd love to know what the previous owners were thinking!) Oh, and if he pees on the floor, he gets really upset about the "mess" but also gets really upset if I try to clean it up. He likes to sit on the potty but he refuses to "go" in there. He'll sit there for half an hour and then stand up and pee on the floor and then start crying about the "mess".

The thing is, he really is a good kid but I'm at my wits end lately...no matter what I do he pitches a fit! He says he wants a bath, I run a bath and he throws a tantrum. He says he wants a snack, I ask him what he wants and he throws a tantrum. He wants to play outside so I walk to the door and he throws a tantrum. And the tantrums end as quickly as they began. He'll kick and scream and fuss for 10 minutes then suddenly he's all smiles and playing and hugging and usually going along with whatever it was that I offered that triggered the tantrum to begin with. He's definitely a male!! Like I said, maybe he's just getting it all out of his system now so that he can calm down a bit when the baby's born. I can hope can't I? :)

[writermommy]

I've never thought about the gypsies. I have wondered what they would go for on ebay! :lol

[ksjhwkr]

Sounds like your DJ and my Seth need to get together! :lol Seth is a crazy one for sure. I am trying really hard to have patience with him, but it is SO hard! :bang
Breathe, breathe, breathe...this too shall pass right?!?!?

[arizonamom]

My two yr old has gotten into the habbit of jumping up and down screaming if she dosent get what she wants (even though that is not always clear) I keep telling myself she will grow out of it...maybe i can rent her out for a year or so.. :lol

[gumby74]

Dh and I always tease my brother and sister that if they don't straighten up....we are going to give....not sell....them to the gypsies. Even the gypsies have standards!

[Quagmire]

I was laughing about this thread all last night after I read it. Then this morning my 25 month old woke up *PISSED* She woke up super early too :irked: She was already throwing a tantrum in her room when I went to get her, and she didn't want to be picked up or put down or fed or changed or cuddled or anything. Every suggestion was met with a "NOOOOOOOO!!"

Anyone have a number for those gypsies?

[Sandrine]

Did anyone else notice that all our kids who are giving us a harder time are all about the same age???

[ksjhwkr]

I was laughing about this thread all last night after I read it. Then this morning my 25 month old woke up *PISSED* She woke up super early too :irked: She was already throwing a tantrum in her room when I went to get her, and she didn't want to be picked up or put down or fed or changed or cuddled or anything. Every suggestion was met with a "NOOOOOOOO!!"

Anyone have a number for those gypsies?


1-800-TAKE MY CHILD!!!!!! :laugh:

[ksjhwkr]

Did anyone else notice that all our kids who are giving us a harder time are all about the same age???

I have noticed that....hmmm...must be the age?? Crazy kids!

[Sandrine]

is is a hard age. I remember having a harder time with dd1 once she hit 2. Once she hit 3yrs old, she started to be a different person and we are closer now because of it, i think. Not that we were not close but it's not the same after she hit 3.

[Quagmire]

is is a hard age. I remember having a harder time with dd1 once she hit 2. Once she hit 3yrs old, she started to be a different person and we are closer now because of it, i think. Not that we were not close but it's not the same after she hit 3.


Oh good. I heard 3 was worse than 2 in a lot of ways.... when I told DH this he nearly passed out! Here's hoping...

[Sandrine]

Oh good. I heard 3 was worse than 2 in a lot of ways.... when I told DH this he nearly passed out! Here's hoping...

Well, she only been 3 for 2mths so that may change as well. lol

[ksjhwkr]

Ah, it gives me hope then!!! Thank you!