The words "terrible two's" now have a whole new meaning. I thought she was into everthing when she was about 1, and that perhaps she was just going through her terrible two's early. Oh no!! I cannot keep up with this child and I don't know what I'm going to do with her! She has this new little attitude that she is the mother and she knows everything and can do anything. When I'm not paying enough attention of giving her what she wants, she shouts as loud as she can "MODER!!" (mother).
In the 3 hours since we have been home this afternoon this is what she has done:
- tore up some swingset catalog she found in the truck all over the living room floor
- found my Christmas decorations and got them all out. Gave them to Cole, who thought they were balls and threw and broke them
- Got the beef jerky out of food storage, opened it, ate one piece, gave one piece to Cole, and emptied the rest on the floor.
- Moved all of the food storage that she could lift all over the basement
- Took the lids off her markers and threw them on the floor
- Poured the dog's food in her water and then poured that on the floor
- found the easter baskets and pulled out all the grass
- opened a bottle of ranch and poured most of it on her dinner plate and the rest on Cole's tray and in the dog's food bowl
- gave Cole a piece of his own pizza which he tore up and threw on the floor
- poured several glasses of water on the floor and on Cole's head
- turned the bath water on scalding hot and screamed because it was burning her
- took her panties off and left them on the bathroom floor then took her pants off and left them on the living room floor
- used a whole roll of toilet paper to wipe and most of it ended up on the bathroom floor
- got out a bag of chips... which ended up on the floor (2 days ago she poured another bag of chips in her shopping basket)
- tried to put Cole in the toy box
- tried to give her golf club a ride on the treadmill...while I was running
- tried to brush the dog... with her toothbrush
Wow, I could go on and on. Where was her mother during all of this you ask? Most of this happened in the 15 minutes I was in the shower (Matt had to stay late at a KPMG thing tonight) and the rest was while I was on the treadmill. Seriously... it's 7:30 and she's going to bed because I can't take anymore! And bedtime... thats a story for another day. All I'm going to say is that she now has a lock on her bedroom door.
Oh Great!! I was under the same impression that we were hitting the terrible two's early with the little miss attitude at my house. Sounds like there could be much worse ahead of me. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteholy smokes! You definatley have a little terrible two! I will watch out for Everett and hope he doesn't get too crazy! You are amazing! Its amazing what they can do in such a short amount of time. Yikes
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry Bob I can't help but laugh a little bit, ok a lot. But I know it's one of those things that you'll be laughing at me in a couple years! Hope she tames down a little bit, for your sanity's sake. :) and yes, we need to get together. Let me know when you're in the valley.
ReplyDeletethat made me laugh!!! kids can be so hard sometimes- hang in there!
ReplyDeleteBob...I was laughing out loud!! Did you jump over the golf club? I'm sorry!!! Hang in there!!
ReplyDeleteI think it is the terrible threes not twos, at least for Macie. How fun!
ReplyDeleteCan I just say that I am going through the same thing right now with my little 2 year old. I know she can be a sweetheart, but oh man when the times come that she is not a sweetheart, I literally have to leave the appartment for a second and just go outside shut the door and just stand there and take a huge breath and count to ten. You are amazing!! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteFirst, that is really funny. Second, I'm so glad I'm not the only one that's going through that. What sucks is my 2 year old is better than my 4 year old. Last night we started bribing them with a tent and if they earn enough tickets by being good they can have it.
ReplyDeleteI can laugh because it's not my child, but you are just telling me what I have to look forward to in a year. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! At least she is very cute! :)
ReplyDeleteI have days when I think I should be earning the big bucks and not Jon. Somedays you just count the hours till you can put them to bed and have a few moments of peace.
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