[KatiesEd-dad]

Ok...maybe I just have to vent for a bit but I have totally had it with the terrible two's. Yesterday was horrendous. All I heard all day was "Dora, Dora, Dora". I rue the day Dora the Explorer ever came into being. That's all she wants to do, sit on the couch and watch Dora.

Diaper changing time was equally fun. She didn't want her diaper changed at all yesterday. One time, when I finally got her diaper off, she broke away from me, went to the corner next to the couch and started giggling and saying "Naked baby alert, naked baby alert". Next thing I know, she looked at me and goes "Ed-dad, I pooped". ARRRRGGGG!

This morning she wakes up all sweet and cuddly and is the perfect daughter. She still wants to watch Dora today but we are taking a total break from TV for the day and do other things.

I cannot wait for this terrible two's phase to be over with. It's really making me want to pull out what little hair I have left. Have I mentioned that the dogs have been a total pain too.

Thanks for letting me vent. I feel a little bit better now. Please tell me this doesn't last forever...please?

[SchmennaLeigh]

I sure hope they don't last forever.

That's what gets me, too. Nick will be awful one day and the next one? He's a angel. It's confusing!

[musemoon]

Wait a minute Ed...I thought that was MY LIFE...only kiddo wants to watch NEMO all day long....all day all day!

And this has made my dog needier....and....I want her to stay as cute as she is....minus the power struggles and clinginess. But then she can be a perfect angel too.....woe is two!

[bajj]

Just wait for the 3's. Believe me, they are worse!

Look on the bright side, it could be Barney!

[crick]

Originally Posted by KatiesEd-dad

Please tell me this doesn't last forever...please?

Do you really want me to answer that one???

Makes the days that go well really great days! And the days it doesn't go well...you either lock yourself in the closet or drink. KIDDING, but that's how I felt at times during those years...

Hang in there!

[tallgibb]

I could have written you're post word for word (minus the dogs...we don't have dogs..) Dora dora dora is all I hear if she's not on the boob-tube...ahhhhhgggg.
Hang in there...(i need to take my own advice.)

[AKMama]

I felt the same way when my oldest was two. Now that she is three, I wish she was two again. My now two year old wants to do everything her sister does, so she thinks she's three. I know two's are not easy, but compared to three....some days it's minute to minute trying to hold onto sanity and patience.

[bajj]

Originally Posted by AKMama

I felt the same way when my oldest was two. Now that she is three, I wish she was two again. My now two year old wants to do everything her sister does, so she thinks she's three. I know two's are not easy, but compared to three....some days it's minute to minute trying to hold onto sanity and patience.

Amen sister! And, btw, I hate to tell you this, but if your kids are anything like mine, the next 3 yr old will be even harder than the first! Mainly because they try to copy everything their older sib does. Hang in there!

[loveajax]

Ed, your post cracked me up. I was "flaunting" a few months ago that DD had already gone thru the terrible 2s and they were over. Ohmigosh, was I ever wrong!!! She is a MONSTER these days (though a funny and cute monster). I really should be journaling some of the stuff she does so I can bribe her later on in life!

[KatiesEd-dad]

Thank you all for the replies of encouragement. Of course she's been a perfect little angel for my DW yesterday and today. I'm sure she'll have it all wound up again by Wednesday when I take back over.

[makarios79]

I'm sick of terrible 2s as well. My situation is a little different though because it is my always very advanced 19 month old going through the terrible twos EARLY!!!!

He's been going through them for about 2 months now and it is getting on my last nerve and he's 5 months from even being two yet. I can only imagine what it will be like when we actually get to 2. (lol)

And to top it all off I have a once extremely delayed 3 year old who could barely talk other than the curse words he used frequently who now thinks he is grown enough to join in adult conversations and thinks I am being unreasonable when I remind him he is just a child.

Oh yeah did I mention I have another one year old who was also extremely delayed at one point, that is now "too grown for his britches." He just turned a year old this month and he is calling me by my first name and when I correct him and say "No I'm mama." he just cracks up laughing and continues to call me by my first name...(ARGH!)

What are they putting in the water these days to make babies grow up so fast?!?!?!? (lol)

[feelingreyt]

The terrible 2's will end, but beware of the "can't even think of a word to discribe it... 3's". My son just turned 3 and he is something else. Somedays I honestly don't know what to do with him. He loves to test me, thats for sure. I think that having the new baby around has made it even worse. He was not prepared for a new baby. None of us were, lol. It was a very unexpected blessing. Honestly though, each phase that you go through seems like it's the "worst one yet"! Good luck and have fun!

[McNally720]

my two year old is trying to get my attention by jumping around and she hits her head! I comfort her, she asks for cereal and I get her some....I hand her the bowl and she then says, "move away"...complete with hand gesture!!

Did I mention that it's 7:45 am on a Sunday and she's been up for three hours...

Yeah, I'm ready for two to be over as well. The thought that it's just boot camp for the third year frightens me!

[ourdreamcametru]

Hang on tight because in my experience after the terrible two's comes the terrible threes! As far as that goes, every age has it's challenges and little quirks that make you ready for the next age. One thing I have learned just this year, my oldest is a Sr in high school and I am realizing a lot of things, is that you should just try to enjoy each and every age because before you know it you've wished them away and they are gone! My boys are 17 and 13 and I have finally learned to try to enjoy and even laugh off a few things with Castle that really drove me crazy with the boys!

[KatiesEd-dad]

Originally Posted by ourdreamcametru

I am realizing a lot of things, is that you should just try to enjoy each and every age because before you know it you've wished them away and they are gone!

I know what you are saying. I look back at the last two years and they have just flown by. Part of me wishes she could stay this age forever. When she's not having a meltdown she is just sooo cute and fun. She definitely is a little person right now. I know this is just a part of normal development but it does threaten my sanity on certain days.