Why is your child crying? 12/1

[bunch]

DD2 screamed for a good 5 mins because I wouldn't let her open our angel kid's Frozen dress up clothes. The tantrums have begun!

DD1 screamed because I turned on her light and she wanted to turn on her light and dammit mommy turn it off right now WAAAAAAHHHHHHH.

[bunch]

Brace yourself, this is just the beginning.

[redpenmama]

She put her brother's head in a butterfly net and I asked her to remove the net from his head.

And DS has been crying for like 3 days straight because he's teething. Help.

[charlotteandwilbur]

Everything? He's in a pretty terrible mood today. Highlights have included:
- That we did not have pizza for lunch (or any pizza in the house, at all).
- That I made him wear socks to go outside.
- That I wouldn't let him color on my SIL's couch with red crayon.

[zeewifeandmama]

That I would not let him eat the whole container of blueberries.

[lulu21]

Because J is gassy. And teething. And thinks he can walk, so he falls on his butt when he lets go of things.

[jessesgirl08]

Because she "don't want mommy to help you" with putting her shirt on, but she can't do it herself

[lilac05]

Because we had to throw away his old toothbrushes. He had 6! We let him keep 3, plus a brand new spin brush. I've honestly NEVER seen him so upset about something!

He wanted to know EXACTLY what would happen to them after they were thrown away. MORE sobs. Eventually we agreed that we would put them in a Baggie and take them to his dental appointment next week and let the dentist take care of it.

He's not one to usually cry about "little" things. A good reminder that what we perceive to be a big deal is often VERY different!

[catbus]

Oh @starry, mine cried yesterday because I wouldn't give him M&Ms. I wouldn't let him have any because he doesn't like chocolate. Like, really doesn't like chocolate and will chew on them for a second then spit them out in a frenzy and get upset about the taste of chocolate remaining in his mouth, while I'm standing there with a chewed-up palmful of M&Ms and saliva. I have given him multiple opportunities to try them, each time with the same outcome, most recently on Friday. 

But yes, last night he cried again over the fact that I wouldn't give him M&Ms. 

[osulori]

Because I took away the shoe he had been smacking me in the head with.

Eta and the maraca. Ow.

[Deleted]

Because I am the mom and that alone just p*sses her off.

It's been a rough rough rough 3 days at the Dairy's. I don't even know what we're whining about at this point. I think I checked about Sunday.

Tomorrow is a new day and I have to figure out how to remedy this stat because it's getting ridiculous.

I now have her doing a kid's excerise video on YouTube in an attempt to shake the crazy out of her.

[osulori]

@vicmo, that was AJ Friday night. I blamed letting him nap later but it wasn't thaaaat much later so who knows. Toddlers, man.

[ladygrey]

Because she wants to read "boom boom" (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom) for the 100th time today and I refused. #meanmom

[Deleted]

Because he threw the insert part of his little potty in the big toilet, and I grabbed it out and scolded him.

[ssmjlm]

Because she was exhausted since she didn't really get to sleep until 9pm last night and was up at 6:30 for daycare.

I spent half the time just laughing because I knew this was how tonight was going to go.

[pippa]

because I tried to make him eat dinner
because I tried to make him go to bed without cradling his lotion bottle (weirdo)
because I only took him outside once in the dark and cold rain (fire trucks were behind our house - staging for Santa to arrive to the annual tree lighting down the street)

[Deleted]

We wouldn't let her hit the dog.

[loskadoodle]

Because he didn't want to go get his shoes. So I went and got his shoes. But he wanted to get his shoes, wahhhhh!!

[schrodinger]

Dec 1, 2014 19:26:19 GMT -5 ladygrey said:

Because she wants to read "boom boom" (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom) for the 100th time today and I refused. #meanmom

DD loves this book as well.  I'm over it.

Tears today over having to get into the car, then screams over having to get out of the car.  More tears over me putting her boots on.  More screams when I took her boots off.  I can't win today.

[jackpackage]

Some version of this conversation happens every fucking day.

"Here do you want to read a book together?."
"No mommy. Daddy read book."
"Hey bud, daddy's at work, but he's coming home for lunch so we'll see him very soon."
"NOOOOOO! I want DADDY!!!! Mommy go away!"

[Emerald1486]

DS was crying earlier because I wouldn't let him keep watching his TV show because it was time to go home (we were at the grandparents).
Not crying, but then there was whimpering when I told him it was bedtime. He wanted to sleep on the couch

[shellbear09]

Pretty much everything it has been a rough day with only cat naps in the car. Thank god she crashed hard at bedtime.

[meij]

I got her get her face wet during her shower. THEN I combed her hair. This is the worst day I've ever had! Sob sob.

[sent]

(from yesterday)

Because it was her birthday party. Too many people and too fancy for her.

Actually it was because she was feeling miserable from having a fever and sore throat/cold.

Because everyone wanted to hold her.

Because she just wanted to go home and roll around on the carpet. And fart loudly and poop. Oh yes, that must be why she was crying at the end.

Poor kid. It was a miserable birthday experience all around.