It's hard to be 3.
Oh wait, I meant to say it's hard to have a 3-year-old.
(We've been having our share of major meltdowns as well lately, and I am so over it.)
I wanna hurt you, but I can't resist the sinister attraction of your cold and muscular body!
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Kate P. - Jul 16, 2018 8:29:10 am PDT #4111 of 8234
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
sj - Jul 16, 2018 8:31:26 am PDT #4112 of 8234
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm sorry to hear your in the same boat. Epic crying, refusing to get in the car, and finally one of the other mothers gave ltc one of her son's toys as bribery. I now have a migraine.
Kate P. - Jul 16, 2018 8:35:08 am PDT #4113 of 8234
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Ugh. We were on a plane the other day (always a joy with small children) and Jane began screaming -- full-throated screaming -- because she wanted the cookie that Rose hadn't yet finished, despite having already eaten her own cookies. Finally the flight attendant came over and asked if she wanted another cookie, and while I normally wouldn't agree to rewarding that behavior, you bet I gave her the cookie, if only to keep ourselves from being murdered by the other passengers.
I'm sorry about the migraine. I hope she gives you a bit of a break this afternoon.
sj - Jul 16, 2018 8:54:22 am PDT #4114 of 8234
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm just not flying until ltc is older. Travel is hard enough on me.
sj - Jul 16, 2018 9:55:33 am PDT #4115 of 8234
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The sitter is here. I can hear another epic tantrum happening. I don't have to go out there, right?
Jessica - Jul 16, 2018 10:00:45 am PDT #4116 of 8234
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't have to go out there, right?
NOPE!
Three is one of the hardest ages (IME so far). I can't remember where I encountered the term "threenager" but it fit SO WELL.
sj - Jul 16, 2018 10:02:46 am PDT #4117 of 8234
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It does! Rolling eyes, slamming doors etc.
Dana - Jul 16, 2018 10:18:53 am PDT #4118 of 8234
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The sitter is getting paid! She (or he) has to deal with it. You do not.
Toddson - Jul 16, 2018 10:26:24 am PDT #4119 of 8234
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Besides, you deal with it on an ongoing basis - the sitter comes, sits and leaves.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 16, 2018 2:47:18 pm PDT #4120 of 8234
What is even happening?
I thought (with all three kids) that the so-called terrible twos were a breeze, and was ticked off that no one warned me about three. "Threenager" is a perfectly cromulent word for it.
I think they're big enough to want to be big kids, but get really tired out and frustrated from trying to be big kids, and they just don't have the emotional control that even a four year old can summon. So they're big babies, but more willful and more verbal than regular babies.
Did you go out for the tantrum, sj, or did you let it wind down on its own?