Get it Dana! Yeah!!
I tried to make coffee and forgot I needed to dilute the iced coffee concentrate and couldn't figure out why it was so bitter and gross tasting. Eventually I realized and just poured the whole thing out. Bleh.
Nice acronym, Mom!
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Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Jul 17, 2019 8:11:31 am PDT #9595 of 30019
sj - Jul 17, 2019 9:02:37 am PDT #9596 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Have any of the parent here read/tried 1,2,3 Magic? ltc's pediatrician recommended it because her bad behavior at home is getting worse.
Jesse - Jul 17, 2019 9:06:56 am PDT #9597 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sj, ltc is three, right? You may appreciate the SECOND letter in this column, and feel comforted by this piece of the answer:
For the life of me, I can't understand why "the terrible twos" is a widely recognized phenomenon, but you don't hear much about three outside of child development books, mommy blogs, and chats with parents. Especially considering that 3 is SO MUCH WORSE than 2. Three is the Donald Trump to 2's George W. Bush; both of them are hell, but one of them is certainly cuddlier.
There's nothing that can be done to totally change Alice's behavior, because she is 3, and 3-year olds are absolutely horrible a good percentage of the time.
sj - Jul 17, 2019 9:11:15 am PDT #9598 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jesse, she'll be 4 in a month. My favorite is Colbert's saying that anyone who says terrible 2s has never met a 3 year old. 1,2,3 Magic seems to be more about retraining the parents rather than the kid which is probably what's needed.
Laura - Jul 17, 2019 9:17:40 am PDT #9599 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I did use 123, and liked it a lot. It really helps when all authority figures are on the same page. It was popular when the boys were that age so his daycare workers also used it when I told them I did. Consistency is a good thing.
Laura - Jul 17, 2019 9:18:50 am PDT #9600 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
And yes, it is totally parent training, just like dog training is owner training. I found it very helpful.
Jessica - Jul 17, 2019 9:19:08 am PDT #9601 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I vaguely remember 1,2,3,Magic but I don't think we ever used it as written. One tip that stuck with me from that age is to pick a number and count DOWN from it - that way you can't talk yourself into adding more chances.
Jesse - Jul 17, 2019 9:23:18 am PDT #9602 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So really it should be 3,2,1 Magic??
sj - Jul 17, 2019 9:26:07 am PDT #9603 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
This may be a new edition, but it definitely has you counting up to 3 with very little explanation that would allow for negotiations.
Jessica - Jul 17, 2019 9:45:17 am PDT #9604 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yeah, the tip was from another parent, not the book.