I just have to tell someone

well, you are in the right place. very small town sowal... be careful what you ask for!

OK. Now I am scared. I better stay in tonight and be scandalous at home.

Did you all see the Today show segment about mommies drinking wine during play dates? Scandalous.

When my kids were young play dates=cul-du-sac parties! :clap_1:

Good thread.

Yesterday... was the worst... ever. My 2.5 y/o was terrorizing me. He's usually a pretty good kid, but the past couple of days, he just won't listen to me.

My DH worked two jobs for 10 months (the entire time I was pregnant with #2). He worked from 7am to 1am. So, I did it all on my own. That was pretty hard. But this defiant stage is insane. He's so incredibly active, too.
He got into my kitchen yesterday and put nursing pads in the toaster, turned it on, then tried to use steel tongs to pull them out! That's probably not the worst thing he's ever done. Sometimes I wonder how I've kept him alive this long. I marvel at how calm my second one is in comparison.

Good thread.

Yesterday... was the worst... ever. My 2.5 y/o was terrorizing me. He's usually a pretty good kid, but the past couple of days, he just won't listen to me.
My DH worked two jobs for 10 months (the entire time I was pregnant with #2). He worked from 7am to 1am. So, I did it all on my own. That was pretty hard. But this defiant stage is insane. He's so incredibly active, too.
He got into my kitchen yesterday and put nursing pads in the toaster, turned it on, then tried to use steel tongs to pull them out! That's probably not the worst thing he's ever done. Sometimes I wonder how I've kept him alive this long. I marvel at how calm my second one is in comparison.

Oh my gosh, this is so normal! They all act out in different ways according to their personality, but the defiance is still there. It starts at different ages but it happens and it lasts for awhile, sometimes as long as a year. Sometimes less!

I always say that from 17 months or so until about 3 years, your ENTIRE job is to keep them from killing themselves. Period. It can be very exhausting! Meanwhile you are expected to remain sunny and kind through it all. If you manage that 75 percent of the time you are doing a fantastic job. :clap_1:

Well, I dunno much about the parents' view on the kids but my mom did drop the greatest line yesterday while I was on the phone with her. We were talking about this intercom system she had in the house which she and my dad used to annoy the crap out of me.

Me : I hated that thing.
Mom : I know, that's why we did it? After all the hell you put us through, we wanted to get you back.

So like my nana says, "Payback's a *****!"

Well, I dunno much about the parents' view on the kids but my mom did drop the greatest line yesterday while I was on the phone with her. We were talking about this intercom system she had in the house which she and my dad used to annoy the crap out of me.

Me : I hated that thing.
Mom : I know, that's why we did it? After all the hell you put us through, we wanted to get you back.

So like my nana says, "Payback's a *****!"

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