Alice has been acting up for longer than I care to admit, but this past week has been especially unbearable. Since Sunday our days have pretty much consisted of me telling her to do something (or not to do something), giving her a warning and what the consequence of disobeying will be, counting, and then taking away privileges or a time out. Sometimes there will be screaming from one or both of us. Sometimes she will throw something across the room (I can't deny it, she comes by this one honestly - just ask any of my brothers) and yell "NO! I hate it!" or some other variation thereof. By the time lunch is over and it's time for her nap she typically has lost all of her privileges and I have lost every last one of my marbles. I know she is just testing me. I know she is just going through normal kid stuff, but some days I really just want to lock myself in my room and throw in the towel.
Today was definitely one of those days, and I have to say that I'm glad it's almost over.
5 comments:
You're a great Mom, Becky! Hang in there. This too shall pass.
just wait til shes older and izzy can cause trouble too. :) seriously though. from what i have seen you are an amazing mom. better than i would be, and im not just saying that cause i don't have womanly parts. one of these days she will turn out to be a fantastic little girl who doesn;t do those things.
just pray you can hold onto your sanity until that time comes. :)
Bring out the box. ;-)
If nothing else, you can look back at your childhood and see that you're getting it back ten fold.
Now imagine what Alice has coming to her when she hits motherhood.
But *I* was a good kid, shouldn't that count for something?
Just like my father, Matt was a model child.
Thanks all. Your kind words mean a lot to me. :D
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