Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Terrible, Awful, Good for Nothing Twos!

I had hoped that since Anna had colic until she was 4 months old that God would go easy on me. . . . .I was WRONG!  Anna began the "terrible twos" around when she was 18 months old but is in full force now.  Today I try to run a simple errand and then take Anna to lunch. . .epic fail!  She does not want me to hold her, hold her hand, sit in a buggy, or simply touch her at all.  No problem when we are at home but this tends to be an issue when we are going to the car or in a store.  She doesn't want to sit in a high chair or a booster seat also which is super fun!  She threw herself on the ground and began to scream today like I had just beaten her.  UGH!  I get frustrated because when she is throwing a tantrum there is literally nothing I can do and it can last up to 30 minutes.  I ignore her and she just gets louder, I try to console her and she just screams more.  Some days I am really lucky and she throws a tantrum for no reason at all.  It is like a switch gets flipped and my child becomes Damien from "The Omen".  One of my friends told me that 3 was worse than 2 and I'm thinking "Oh My God, give me Xanax NOW!!".

My mother tells me I was like Anna at her age which I would love to say is so not true but unfortunately I know too well it is.  I was so bad at church one time that she accidentally left my sister at church.  I guess it is true that you pay for your raising.  I try to look on the bright side that even though Anna is throwing tantrums like Naomi Campbell right now, it won't last forever.  I hope so anyway.  Although I can picture adult Anna throwing a cell phone at someone. . . . .

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