I have a terrible one-year-old who's getting a head start on terrible-twos! LOL!
She already spits whatever's in her sippy cup, climbs on the furniture, gets into the CDs and rubs them on the floor, plays with the vacuum cord, tries to make phone calls... the list goes on and on. And if you try to redirect her, she throws herself on the floor and screams. It was tantrum-city all last weekend as we were taking her off the coffee table and couch every minute or two and trying to keep her from electrocuting herself or running up the phone bill.
Apparently, I was the same way... My mom is thrilled.
SEEPURPLE 6/9/06 2:23 A
I have a 6 month old and a 2 year old boy. There are days when I think why did I want another one. My two yr old has to do everything himself like buckling himself into the car seat. but he often won't do it right away. I have to tell him that we can't leave until he gets in his seat. On a good day that is enough. my son started the spitting thing and spit water into my sisters face. I don't understand why he is doing it,but it is getting worse because now he spits water all over the floor. Is there an end to the tt's?
CUDA440 6/8/06 9:53 A
I am DUE on July 24th!!!! with my second.
I have found that letting him do it, seems to help. "can you climb in the truck" "can you get in your seat" If he doesn't after you have given them enough time to do it, a freind suggested counting down from 5 to 1. That seems to help with Jared. He still may get mad, but you can tell him that you gave him a chance to do it himself. I get the top buckle started on the car seat and let him push the rest of it together.
Yes even the day care said that the TT start at 18 MONTHS. I just know it got even worse after I got pregnant. Some days are better than others. Yesterday he was great and even helped clear off the table after dinner without us asking him. I may have to start giving him quarters for things like this. I ordered a 4' Railroad crossing sign that is a bank. Lights, and sounds when you put money in it. BUt I am still waiting for it to show up at the door.
Beckie
LDSGIRLY 6/7/06 6:25 P
Wow natalie and mimibee, It sound like both of you have my daughter at your house! I think she might have been meant to be a boy. Everyone says boys are worse but mine, she is so much trouble! She also has dicovered water and spitting. She hates her car seat, screams and hits, also like yours she dosent hit out of the family. She is constantly into my MAC makeup and all my lotions! Also nothing works time out, spanking, nothing she does it right after the fact. So stubborn! We share the same birthday July 24th, she's a LEO and exactly like me so I guess it's my fault!
MIMIBEE 6/7/06 5:59 P
natalie: HAHAHAAAAA that's a good one, the comment about the vasc! leave him alone with the kid for a day and then he'll call the dr the next day!
my son isn't THAT bad, but bad for me--i have low tolerance. it seems like boys are worse for terrible twos than girls. my daughter wasnt bad at all, but the boy-sheesh! i never thought i'd spank my kids but he just wont respond to anything. time outs, spanking, (over his diaper, of course) talking to him, separating him from the situ, nothing works! he'll scream after being disciplined for 10 seconds, then do the SAME damn thing 2 minutes later!! his latest things is spilling water, spitting out water from his mouth, blowing raspberries on the mirror until he runs out of spit, anything with water/spit. LOVELY!! and he hits, and pushes, and screams like a banshee. but at least he doesn't usually hit strangers/other kids (just his sister). and at least he doesn't jump up on furniture like some boys.
the only thing that keeps me from running away is that i've seen kids WORSE than him! that always helps!
my stupid advice is: watch "nanny 911." or visit a friend who has worse kids. that always makes me feel like mother of the year! after a day with my one friend i feel LUCKY!
HAH
NATALIECKENNEDY 6/7/06 4:15 P
Yep, got one myself. And he's gotten worse lately.
Yesterday alone, he threw a can of soda on the floor and it exploded everywhere AND he drew on over my living room couch with crayons. He pushes chairs over to the counter and climbs on top constantly or plays in the sink. He gets into my lotions and makeup and sticks them in his hair and wipes them all over the mirror. Oh, and my son used fingernail polish to paint his actual eyeball! He also styled his own hair last week, WITH WINDEX!
He always fights me about sitting in his carseat, which drives me nuts because it's around 110 degrees outside and I don't feel like wrestling with a crabby 2 year old in a hot parking lot.
On the way home from the gym today, he starting crying because his shoelace came undone and he wanted me to fix it right that second. By the time we got home, he was so worked up that I just put him in his room with a sippy of milk until he fell asleep. Heck, I even worked out longer at the gym just because SOMEBODY else was dealing with my kids in the kid care. I seriously didn't want to come home!
So, yeah, I understand, and it stinks, doesn't it?
Natalie (who's off to remind her husband about making that vasectomy appointment again...)
SOPHIACARRERA 6/7/06 12:46 P
I have a son that is 18 months old and his terrible. He touches everything and wants to take it to his mouth. He isn't afraid of electricity apparently and more than once has been so close to get an electric shock. He knows how to climb and reaches for anything he can grab. He hasn't officially entered to the terrible two's but I’m already afraid! I don't think my nerves can take this. If anyone wants to get into shape, just spend a few hours running behind him.
POLKADOT*FLOWER 6/7/06 9:18 A
I had to laugh at your story with the polish!! I am on my 13th 2 year old! I think they are terrific two's- not terrible! That said- my two year old climbed into the paint cabinet (we homeschool) and got the blue paint. One of those BIG bottles and filled my roaster with it! She was blue from head to toe... in her new town dress!!!! Just enjoy it ladies!! LOL!! My oldest is 27- the time flies! Hugs, Barbara
CUDA440 6/7/06 8:39 A
I also have a 2 YO little boy. He is really WHINY, and this is my BIGGEST PET PEEVE!!! Everything is "Jared do it" And being 7 months pregnant my nerves and patients are pretty darn SHORT! We had a 45 minute crying fit last night cause I told him when we were driving home that "mema" was coming over. WELL he must have thought we were going to her house. He cried when I tried to get him out of the car seat. And I had to buckle him back in. SO I left him in the car for a few minutes. Then Finally when we did get in the house, I told him to watch out the window for her, and all he did was cry and call her name. Finally my husband came home and wondered what was wrong. He was more upset when Daddy took him so I could get dinner ready. Finally I told him that if he didn't stop crying he was going to bed. He QUICKLY stopped, and then I was able to talk to him and tell him to watch out the window with Daddy. Then he was fine and shortly decided that they would go out on the front porch to look for her. All of this cause he wanted to see "Mema" Beckie
HOMEBODY 6/6/06 9:27 P
I also have a 2(soon to be 3) year old and boy is he whiny ! I don't know about the nail polish thing but he is never satisfied. The other day we were driving back from a family reunion and he wasn't allowed to have his way in the car, so he said" I don't want y'all !"(we're in the south) Fortunately my husband is more patient than I am and he can take over when my nerves are gone. When my older son went through the TT's, he was just hard-headed. Little bubba is hard-headed AND whiny. One thing with girls though - I think they finally come out of the TT's but most boys are stuck there for life (it seems).
LDSGIRLY 6/6/06 4:00 P
I was just curious how many of you out there have a two year old? I am a nanny for six and have been through 3 terrible two's and none were like my little angel. Infact, they were'nt terrible at all. My two year old is into everything! Tantrums, screaming, yelling "No mamma!" Everything is "mine"! Am I the only one out there with this problem? If she wasn't so cute, I might have to give her away! Just kidding. Today while I was making lunch for the three little ones that don't go to school, she painted her entire body with hot pink nail polish! Please, someone out there, tell me a horror story so I don't feel so alone!
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