July 12, 2006
Terrible Twos
Daughter will turn three-years-old in two months. I'm hoping that she'll outgrow this attitude of hers, which consists mainly of "I need (fill in the blank)!"
Despite all efforts by Husband and myself, this child will not say "please" and demands that she be satsified NOW. It's getting on my nerves.
Yesterday I decided the younglings should be crafty, so I took them to le Mart de Wal in hopes of getting more crayons and something to color. Son got something to paint and Daughter wanted markers. Well, no, not with my white carpeting, so I got her those Crayola Wonder Markers. Have you tried them? They only color on special paper, not on anything else (like white carpeting).
At some point yesterday Son was doing his best to tell his sister that she must put the caps back on her markers or they would dry up. She protested, nay screamed at the top of her lungs, and I had had enough. I took those markers, put the caps back on, and then placed them on the top of the refrigerator. Daughter's reaction was to scream, slam her door...and then ask me if she could paint with her brother's paints five minutes later.
She has to do, have, say, everything just like her brother. Why then can't she use the potty? She is so stubborn! (She gets this from Husband's end of the gene pool.)
*sigh*
If it wasn't raining I'd throw the kids outside...
COMING SOON: Just which family members should I invite to Son's birthday party??? (Especially when they don't have the courtesy to RSVP.)
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Here's my mother's advice:
(Chuckle) "This too shall pass."
This goes back to the "clean your plate there's starving kids in China meme," but have you considered talking to her or showing her pictures of say, the kids in Iraq and how happy they are to get one toy? Sometimes appreciation for privileges needs a visual push.
Posted by: Anna at July 12, 2006 12:29 PMIf wishes were horses, beggars might ride...
I doubt it would do any good at all, with either of the younglings.
Yeah, it will pass, but not soon enough!
Posted by: GroovyVic at July 12, 2006 02:31 PMYes, I love those wonder markers. It's just that the lids get lost-ya know. Mine seem to have trouble putting the lids on too, and they're 6 and almost 8. *sigh*
My youngest is the handful. Let's just say she's no dummy when it comes to working me over. She was nearly three when she decided it was time to drop the diapers. My oldest wasn't even two.
Yeah, I totally sympathize. ;) I'm picturing her shutting the door on you and it's quite funny-for me.
It's the same here. The youngest wants to be like the oldest. They have to have the same color, shape, size, amount...everything. Geesh. :)
Posted by: thirdee at July 12, 2006 06:14 PMLOL! "As Fiddle Dee Dee Turns"? (yeah, I watch it.....)
Posted by: David Drake at July 12, 2006 08:17 PM"General Fiddle"
There's no shame in watching a soap opera!
Posted by: GroovyVic at July 13, 2006 06:13 AM