[akkimmie]

My sweet, loving, hugging, DS has been replaced by a cranky, crying, moody 2 year old

Is this the terrible twos? (I've never really believed in them) Or could it be his 2 yo molars. It has been our experience that teething does this to DS but I don't see any new teeth.

I WANT MY SWEET SUNSHINE BACK!!!!!

Any advise?

 

[BellinghamCrunchie]

We have times like this. Last time DD went through a period of cranky, irritable, whinyness, it turned out to be hand, foot, and mouth disease. I'll bet in a couple days you'll know the reason. I'd guess there's something bothering him physically and its not just the sudden onset of age two.

 

[JBaxter]

If you find yours let me know because I am looking for mine too
Small list of things he has done
stuck a paring knife in my leather sofa ( this was retrieved from the dishwasher and all the other knives were hidden)
used the vacuum sweeper to vacuum up poop on his carpet
colored his penis green w/ washable marker the day before his well baby visit at 2 ( not all of it comes off because you cant rub that part very hard)
picked me a whole bunch of marigolds ( 6 plants)
traumatized the 7yr old neighbor girl by being naked for the last few MONTHS
fill my tea kettle w/ legos & bunny crackers on different occasions I didnt find this out until AFTER it boiled
made me coffee in my French press coffee maker and got the water from the fridge door
climbed a book case and pull off a glass ( 3 stitches)
dumped out a bag of flour, container of oat meal and a MONDO bag of coco coco puffs ( all on separate occasions)
I hide the screw drivers because he tries change his toys batteries
peed down my floor vent
poked a small hole in a bag of bird feed so I put it in a old bucket in the garage now several pairs of foot ball cleats are filled w/ seed
I have my deep freeze double locked because he is able to get the popsicles out and ate a whole box in the course of 1 day. My garage door to the kitchen is metal and I cant figure out how to lock that one ( that he cant undo)
I have my fringe locked basically for the same reason ( hole pack of cheese and trying to fill his own juice cups)
My cabinets are locked and I have chimes on the doors when they open or close
my chairs are handcuffed to the kitchen table so he cant use them to climb ( I get lots of comments on that)
The water is usually turned off under my sink because it is fun to use the sprayer
He played w/ a whole box of tampons one day but what I Didn't know is he opened them and flushed them ( small clog)
clogged the toilet w/ a box of kando wipes and a roll of TP ( now I keep it in the kitchen cabnet so if you are at my house you get your ration of TP before entering the bathroom downstairs)
knocked the DVD/vcr behind the big screen trying to change his DVD while standing in the back of a Tonka dump truck
I left a box of eggs out on the counter and he got out a skillet and cracked 10 of them and was standing on his bathroom stool w/ a whisk trying to reach the knob to turn on the stove.
These are just things I thought about of right off the top of my head there are many more.

OK so reading my list -- I really do watch the kiddo but there are things I HAVE to do like cook , laundry clean pull a few weeds and even some times pee myself you may wonder why I'm posting -- Has to do with the 2 police officers that showed up at my house today. Seems I have a panic button on my security panel and "someone" pushed the code. I don't know the code so since Nathan and I were the ONLY ones home today it had to be him. DH got the call from the security company sitting in the airport wating to board his plane that was delayed 3 hrs. Because it was a distress code they didnt call the house.
I have 2 other boys and they were active but nothing like THIS
Is it bad to want to put my child in a cage?

 

[mommy2abigail]

laughup

 

[MommytoB]

I'm with you and my son been only 2 for a week and he's gotten so screaming, demanding , bossy, and moody about the whole time he's awake the only time he's not 'being like that is 'eating' , sleeping or in my lap.

I know most of things are because of it's to wet to play outside, you act grumpy with the game-no more game etc, you act bad with toys - the toys that you been bad with you can not play with anymore today. Can not make up his mind want this one no that one. If it's not the one he wants even though he says he wanted it he will go into a 'screaming fit".

Sigh sometimes his screaming fits are kicking me & he actually goes there & kicks me while laying down screaming on purpose . sometimes he will even bite my hands & knees.

 

[moonmama22]

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My ds seems to have caught the same bug... Every once in a while I catch a glimpse of my lovey sweet boy, but - wow - does he push my buttons lately!

 

[KateSt.]

Me too...

: I was coming here to post the same subject. My ds is only 18 months old, but I'm sure he caught the terrible 2's early (and I also was sure this was a myth!). He was the sweetest, happiest baby. Rarely cried, smiled and laughed all the time. Then 1 year old happened and BAM! he learned how to whine and it's just gotten progressively worse. It seems like he whines over 50% of the day and I try every day not to lose my patience with him...it's not working...

He has been getting 6 teeth at the same time and I'm sure that's part of it, but they are mostly all in now and he's still the same. I hate to say it, but some days I really dislike being the mother of a toddler.

I wonder if this sort of stage is more difficult for parents of a happy, content baby. It really seems like he changed overnight and I miss the sweet innocence of babyhood.

I don't want to change him. I want to be able to celebrate his personality and accept it unconditionally...but it sure ain't easy. Some days are better than others...but I just wish I had my sweet, sunny boy back.

 

[msjd123]

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Originally Posted by BellinghamCrunchie We have times like this. Last time DD went through a period of cranky, irritable, whinyness, it turned out to be hand, foot, and mouth disease. I'll bet in a couple days you'll know the reason. I'd guess there's something bothering him physically and its not just the sudden onset of age two.

This has almost always been the case with my dd. I've also found that most of her teething-related behavior (whining, fussiness, wakefulness, screaming, etc.) rears its head a week or so before I can even feel anything. It must be the pressure of things starting to move underneath the gums.

 

[akkimmie]

OH I feel for all mama's posting here. Thanks for letting me know we're not the only one

 

[Tinas3muskateers]

Yep its totally normal, ages 2-4 is kinda like hell week in college or if you are trying to get into a frat or something. You want in the mommy frat, time to do your pledge! lol

 

[broodymama]

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Originally Posted by Tinas3muskateers You want in the mommy frat, time to do your pledge! lol

That completely sums up how I feel right now!

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Plus my house looks like a frat house does the morning after a big party.

 

[ShadowMom]

Cranky, crying and moodiness aren't really symptoms of the terrible two's unless they are accompanied by anger, rage and bossiness, I do believe.

At least for my DS.

On the plus side, he is 32 months old now and I have to say, he's gotten a lot easier to deal with in the last few weeks. I'm sure it will get hard again but it's nice to know parenting isn't pure hell ALL of the time!

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[MelAndSimon]

After reading JBaxter's post, I have vowed never to complain about DS again (LOL)

You try to appreciate how clever and inventive these boys are! Sigh.