The sitter is here. I can hear another epic tantrum happening. I don't have to go out there, right?
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'
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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."
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?
sj - Jul 16, 2018 3:03:21 pm PDT #4121 of 8234
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I went to sleep, Cindy and let the sitter deal with it. I would have probably only made it worse anyway.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 16, 2018 5:53:14 pm PDT #4122 of 8234
What is even happening?
Good for you, and that's what I was thinking -- not that you would make it worse, but that she knows how to get to you, whereas the baby sitter can more easily disengage emotionally.
I hope you have a good night, sj.
Amy - Jul 16, 2018 5:56:26 pm PDT #4123 of 8234
Because books.
I remember four as lovely, if that helps.
::distributes chocolate and booze for the meantime::
Topic!Cindy - Jul 16, 2018 5:59:14 pm PDT #4124 of 8234
What is even happening?
Me too.
(Well, I have no chocolate and no booze, but I thought four was generally fantastic. I hope it's so for you too, sj.)