All the crap...

[luvmyboys2]

Titled so nicely right? So, if you care to read any further--its going to be a huge rambling about "All the crap" Im feeling/going through/ thinking about right now....

So to start off... WHY is my nearly 2 year old so damn cranky??? He doesnt EVER want daddy... but if daddy takes him & goes out for a while he's fine... happy, smiley etc... but all other times when DH so much as WALKS in his "space" (which could be the room) he freaks! Starts crying, whining, screaming NOOOO etc... its getting REALLY annoying!  Then at dinner we had to take away his high chair because its become dangerous since he figured out how to take the tray off & that if he pushes the back that he can scooch out & stand up!  Now he wont eat unless hes sitting on my lap! Im usually eating & feeding the baby, now DH has to feed the baby or Ian wont eat!

I cant think of anything to compain about, about my 6 mo old (LOL... thats a good thing since he's all I complained about a while ago LOL)

Now on to my 7 year old... where to start???  I have no idea what is going on with him... He has a bad attitude, he doesnt like ANYTHING that we eat... DH made hamburgers tonight & put cheese on them since we all like cheese burgers... well.. DS goes "I hate CB's"  But let me tell you.. this is with EVERYTHING... so I took dessert away from him for the night.... he was like "I can do that"... so I was like Ok... for the weekend... he goes "no problem"  So I was like you dont get dessert until NEXT Sunday!  That got through to him but not until I threatened to take it away for the month then year!  Then, lately no matter what is said to him i.e.: joking or telling him something he cant have or giving an answer he doesnt want to hear, he raises his fists (in tae kwon do fighting style)  Tonight I mentioned it to the TKD instructor & he had a little chat with Dominic... problem solved... right? WRONG!  We were playing around with him & he got in his fathers face & raised his fists!  I had it at that point.  I tried not to get mad & yell, but I couldnt help it at this point!  No matter what we say or do, he always does the opposite!  We were getting pix done last night & even the photograper had trouble with him!  He wouldnt move in the right positions, once he was there he moved etc... Then we're paying for the pix & other things we had to pick up & hes banging his head against the glass window!!!! WTF!?!?  Tell him no dont do it.. a few more warnings, a threat that he will lose cub scouts for the night & what does he do??? he continues to bang his head on the glass!  I dont know what to do anymore.. Military School? LOL  What? I didnt think raising a 7 year old would be so hard.. he was easier as a baby that didnt listen much! GRRR

Ok, last thing.... I was going through the Buzz on the "toddler buzz" page & came across the one about explaining that Santa is being effected by the economy.  WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU TELL THIS TO YOUR CHILD????  What happened to believing in magic?  I understand that some people aren't raising their kids to believe in santa & thats fine... but those of us that do... Dont you remember what it feels like to be little & waking up on Christmas morning & seeing all the presents that SANTA left under the tree?  We never were brought up to expect that we were going to get gifts... (and by WE  I mean me & my brother) it was believed that if we were good then Santa would bring us gifts & if not, coal.  We always got gifts, but if it was a bad year *which we never knew about* we'd get more gifts from Santa then mom &  dad... and we were happy...So BRING BACK THE MAGIC!!!  The FUN... dont let the kids know about money problems... they're KIDS WHY give them OUR stress???  Let them be naive a little longer...

Ok, if you made it this far, Thanks for reading... I really needed to get that out.

[jrzmom]

Nov. 21, 2008 at 7:05 PM

OMG! i am sooooooooooooooooo not jealous of your life right now. sorry that you are going through this. things can only get better. if you need some mommy time, let me know.

[Julie411me]

Nov. 22, 2008 at 12:23 AM

Just curious if your son lost his Cub Scout meeting or if he got to go anyway.

[Julie411me]

Nov. 22, 2008 at 12:28 AM

Oh and about the Santa thing, I agree with you. Santa is such a nice tradition.  Why not let your kids enjoy it?  And truthfully, especially for little kids, you COULD find some gifts for like $10 if things were really that tight, like at the dollar store or something; play balls, coloring books, carded toys,  a box of candy canes, etc.  It doesn't have to be the fancy stuff on TV.  As long as Santa comes, the kids will still be excited.  I had a tough Christmas one year and almost no money for gifts.  I  found a lot of toys at a drug store.  The kids didn't mind at all. 

[katielovemyboys]

Nov. 23, 2008 at 12:15 AM

Hopefully that 'vent' made you feel a little better? Sorry things aren't going well right now. Don't really have any advice but good luck! Hope you're feeling better!

[hazeleyes0606]

Nov. 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM

I know how you feel, Rhyan is four and we say one thing he says nope and does what he wants at times. Alexis well I don't know where to start with her. LoL. It is the thought of being 2 year old. Nathan you look at him and you can't help but laugh because he already has started laughing. The Santa thing you are right, I can say this year even with money being the way it is right now this will be a good year for them. We will be out of my parents soon enough but Christmas is the one thing that I like to do big for them. That is how I was raised