Roared and pushed an old lady at church who stopped to ask how he was
Hit, kicked, and bit me
Ran across the street without permission and after I told him to stop twice
Slammed his door and locked us out of his room
Karate chopped a dude in aldi's.
Ran out of the house without permission.
This is just the worst of the list. He has been in time out. He has been sent to his room without us. We have gotten down on his level. We have made him explain why he is being punished.
I don't know what to do or why he is so disrespectful lately. It doesn't really happen at school or when he isn't with us. He doesn't listen sometimes but I expect the occasional bad report.
He just isn't much fun right now and I'm so so sad.
Post by Faevantastic on Oct 4, 2015 18:28:03 GMT -5
I'm sorry. I hear you though. They are such jerks. WHY.
I thought it'd be a fun little activity to make cookies together. As I'm dropping spoonfuls of cookie dough on to the cookie sheet, I reminded him to cover his mouth when he coughs. And what does he do? Lowers his head just above the cookie sheet and coughs all over the cookie dough. ARGH.
I'm sorry. I'm currently sitting alone away from my two with a glass of wine. I had to walk away. So much crying and whining. I was alone with them all day and I am not cut out for this.
I'm just holding out hope that 4 gets slightly better.
Post by charmediamsure on Oct 4, 2015 18:37:37 GMT -5
Yeah 3 SUCKS here too.
Juliet is sick and has barely slept today. I finally got her to sleep and he purposefully screamed and stomped. Which he thought was absolutely hilarious.
Hugs.
Maybe 4 will be awesome. Someone tell me 4 will be awesome.
It's been really bad here lately too. Add another who thinks its funny to not do what I am telling her to. Besides the not doing what she's told she is also risking her life half the time. It's stressing me out big time of how fearless she still is. When will she stop jumping and climbing and just acting like she's a stunt double?! Hugs
From age 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 I was 100% convinced we were going to only have one kid. I just could not see beyond the weeds and realize life would ever be anything but a shit show lol. I got pregnant when Jack was 3 3/4 and he was fantastic when Leo was born at 4 1/2.
Post by LiveLoveLearn on Oct 4, 2015 18:54:13 GMT -5
I am holding out all hope this is a stage. I have spent many a times screaming in my closet or crying on the floor. 3 is sooo hard! He just doesn't listen. We have tried every discipline tactic and nothing works. So I have no advice just hugs. I hope we are all past in soon.
I cannot wait until we finally get through this. I hate trying to command respect, and they just spit in your face. I'm very much looking forward to my work trip.
I hear you. Mine isn't physically rough but she's constantly whining about something, has a bad case of the "I want...", and stubborn just because.
Tonight I made her favorite dinner, pasta with red sauce and parmesean Romano cheese. She's eaten it a million times before. Tonight, no bueno. Omg. She's screaming and crying but refuses the pasta. She last ate it a week ago. Whatever kid, I know you like this. I'm not making anything else. If we're having something I know she hates, I'll offer a pb sandwich. Not tonight. I know she likes pasta. She's just being stubborn.
Post by onehitwonder on Oct 4, 2015 21:38:31 GMT -5
Stay strong. I'm having a glass of wine right now after a day on the road with a threenager who missed his nap. Let's just say it was highlighted by irrational temper tantrums and willful defiance.
3 is a bit of a roller coaster. Sometimes so sweet and sometimes "who is this kid?!?" Ezra's new habit that makes me nuts is shouting at Sam and then announcing, "Did you hear that? I shouted at Sam! I shouted at him!" Yup, bud. The whole neighborhood heard you shout at him. We are going to get through this and the sweeties we know we are raising will come back to us. For now...wine.
Thanks for the commiseration. I just wish I could find some discipline that doesn't feel utterly unproductive. He doesn't mind time out because he just talks to himself and how do I keep him from talking!? I've taken toys away but he isn't attached to any particular toy so he doesn't care. He already lost tv last week and we won't be letting him have it back for a while (which is killing me. "I want a shoooooooooowwwwwwwwww.") but again--he doesn't seem to mind.
Last night he told DH that he should get a new kid because "I'm a bad kid." :-( :-( :-(
One of the reasons I didn't try for a third is because I didn't want to go through another 3 year old. It's horrible!
And I hear you on the punishments not being effective. Lyla usually smiles and/or laughs at us when we punish her. Last night H told her that he was going to take her toys away. Her response was, "yeah daddy, take them away. Throw them in the garbage."