This is just going to back fire on me.

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My 2.5 year old has had it in for me (lol) since last week.

Like yelling, screaming, hitting, etc. to get attention.  He can't go 5 minutes without smacking his (older) brother when they are playing.

You guys, I've been focused on redirection, modeling, reinforcing good behavior, etc.

But I literally just lost my shit, on the inside, and put him in his crib so I could go loose it on the outside downstairs.  He's been scream crying for 20 minutes.

I feel like a horrible mom and on the brink of insanity at the same time.

WHERE DID THIS CHILD COME FROM.

Tell me you have to do this with you kid sometimes?

[demelza]

Can you take a break sometime and have your H watch him. Like a morning or afternoon to yourself tommorow?

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Oh God, yes. My DD is only 7 weeks but there have been a couple times when she won't stop screaming for no reason for hours and I have to leave her in the room to go cry in the other room.

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H is not here. He took oldest on an errand.

How long can I leave him in there? Without, you know, psychologically damaging him.

[demelza]

I would think he would calm himself and fall asleep pretty quickly, no?

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Oct 18, 2013 19:05:35 GMT -5 demelza said:

Can you take a break sometime and have your H watch him. Like a morning or afternoon to yourself tommorow?

Ironically I just quit my job to...spend more time with my kids.

Clearly we're all still adjusting.

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Oct 18, 2013 19:07:25 GMT -5 demelza said:

I would think he would calm himself and fall asleep pretty quickly, no?

We are at the 25 min mark.

I'm on the west coast so it's no where near dinner time.

Ok.

I'm heading up.

[demelza]

I would say it is an adjustment for sure. For him too maybe.

[demelza]

Sounds like the terrible twos . Tomorrow will be better, it has to be .

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He's been out of crib jail for 10 minutes.

It's seriously touch and go people.

Sue Sue, if you tell me you put your boys in their cribs for an hour at some point in their lives, I will feel so entirely better about all of this!

[papie]

I did that with Sophia more than once at that age. She has strangely mellowed down since turning three.

[tripleshot]

That's a tough age. I think we've all put the kids down and walked away at some point.