Okay, so today was rough. Many times today I've wondered if I am even cut out for motherhood. Quinn is our problem child. Has THE worst case of terrible twos, ever. I love my girls SO much. And would die for them. But this whole terrible twos is terrifying. Sophie was never like that! Sophie was the perfect baby and child. She slept really well, did well with breast feeding ( she did have a little trouble latching on at first, but then she got the hang of it) and was just a happy nice baby. She still has a great personality, Sophie even wakes up in a chipper mood :)
Quinn not so much. She is the polar opposite of Sophie. And if we would have has Quinn first, oh my....we would only have had one kid. Quinn wakes up a mean crabby g-r-u-mp. Ever heard that saying, "never wake a sleeping baby?" Well, the same is true for a sleeping Felix. They can get grumpy!! And, boy is she stubborn. Stubborn as a mule. Fo'sho. She is defiant and openly just tells me "no" pretty much for everything I ask her to do.
She does have some cute and endearing qualities too. Like when she comes up to me and hugs my leg and says.." I wub you mommy." Or how she says "otay" or "tank tu" when she mean-mugs on command. Now that is funny! :)
But still, today was difficult, and I admit that I used a nerf gun to get my point across. Ya, best do what mama asks. Or else ima gonna cock the 3 shooter foam cheapie nerf gun and aim for the Buddha tummy. :)
Think what you will of me. But hey! You weren't here. And if you have never been a stay at home parent....you have no right to judge.
I am thinking that I am mucho need for another mommys night out. ASAP.
So what is your parenting style? And yes, we do spank on the butt. ( the kids, that is)
although I don't mind a good swat now and then... but the kids have to be asleep and the bedroom door has to be closed ALL the way...or else locking it is just pointless. ;)
Completely understand where you are coming from. I was a sahm for almost 2 years. It does have a lot of joys/frustrations. My boy is no longer a little one anymore. Makes me sad to think he will be starting school this year. My style is ever evolving but consistant in the same. I still pick all my same battle and let him win the tiny ones but my methods change all the time. And yes, I too believe in spanking (on the bottom). Now that he is older, we talk about a lot of things. When he is misbehaving I try and talk to him and find out what is going on and use that information to decide on the corrective action that will take place. We/I still have bad days where I have no idea how to handel a situation but in those moments I try to take a step back and calm and rethink what I should do...but that doesn't always happen. Sorry today was a frustrating day. Know that you are not alone. Too bad kids don't come with handbooks and warranties! Lol
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