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[wildflowersoul]

Oh my goodness. West has been trying my last nerve lately. I feel like such a bad mom, I only get 3 hours a day with him and most of that time is spent trying to contain tantrums, hitting, and fussing, and enforcing such horrors as “we have to brush your teeth” and “eat some dinner, for the love of all that’s holy, it’s beige food and fruit, just eat it.”

I don’t know if it’s being 2 and a half, he’s not getting enough nutrition (or too much sugar) because of crazy toddler pickiness, winter cabin fever and lack of enough exercise, being stuck in a daycare room that he is really ready to grow out of, or me just lacking parenting skills. If I knew the cause I could work on a solution!

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[mrs-muffin.livejournal.com]

2 1/2 to 4 was THE WORST. I mean, so far. There's still time. You're not a bad parent. And if you can figure out what causes a screaming tantrum about the wrong damn sippy cup, I'll give you $100. I suppose it just boils down to wanting more control over their environment, but they sure know how to make everyone lose their marbles in the process. My advise is to count the minutes until bedtime, pour yourself some wine, and know that it gets better eventually.

[wildflowersoul.livejournal.com]

Hee. I don't know why he can make me so crazy with the fussiness, I wish I could let it roll off me. Then again, I guess he's my kid and all and it makes sense that he would be super uptight about everything. Oh, genetics. On the plus side, he actually was pretty awesome tonight and actually ate dinner without too much hassle (we gave up on the pretense of a nice family dinner and let him have a picnic on the floor, I'd rather let him eat on the floor than have to listen to half an hour of whining).