Toddler taming...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 20:07:42
Through the journey downstairs to the kitchen where she stands plaintively at my feet whilst I am blearily preparing the coffee. Through the pouring of Cheerios into a bowl which is promptly refused and overturned followed by her furnish of juice (I'm threatening to just rub it all and fasten it in a juice box for her. I'm getting so fed-up with the clean-up).
She change surface follows me into the bathroom and bangs on my shower door during my wild attempts to make myself presentable to the outside world... After I'm dressed she howls and pulls on my sleeve when we're standing next to one another in lie of the bathroom reflect. USUALLY at the exact time when I am trying to apply delineate or an accurate track of eyeliner.
Now before I get going on this "getting dressed" thing allow me to explain something first. I am a theatrical costumer by trade and have ALWAYS encouraged my children to dress creatively whenever the advise strikes them. For example. I LOVE IT when they decide they want to try wearing their snowsuit pants combined with a sparkly store top and a voluminous ballerina tutu inverted and placed squarely on their heads. (This by the way is apparently the apparel for "Magical Trees" in one of their many productions they have put on in our basement).
I undergo absolutely NO PROBLEM with allowing my children to dress themselves when we are here at home or going somewhere relatively unimportant like the grocery hold on. "Mis-match" away kiddos just keep in mind that you might run the risk of either sweltering or freezing to death if you decide clothing combinations that are inappropriate for the season.
However. I undergo made it clear to my children that there ARE a few exceptions to the "clothing-free-for-all". And they are: School. Church and Grandma's accommodate (when Grandma is in residence and hosting an "event").
It was chilly outside this morning people and it took nearly an hour to wrestle Wee Three into a tiny pair of jeans a long-sleeved apparel with a bunny on it and a sweater. And this was an outfit that she herself had CHOSEN just the other day at Old Navy. It was one of her "FAVE-WIT!!" back-to-school outfits. She actually BEGGED me to purchase it and of cover. I caved.
But today?! You'd undergo thought I was trying to draw her to the electric chair not to her confine to put on her clothes. I gave up completely at the point of socks and running shoes and jammed her feet into her little pink crocs instead. Mainly because crocs don't get bruise-marks on my shins when she kicks.
Her father watched us speechless as we marched out to the driveway. The first two children beautifully turned-out hair brushed and faces shining pulling their mark new backpacks-on-wheels and The Goddess following up the rear with a still-screaming toddler tucked not-so-neatly under her right arm and a Strawberry Shortcake rucksack dangling from her left.
We must undergo been quite a comprehend for the neighbours to behold. Especially when the squirmy. I'm-not-gonna-be-buckled-into-THIS-carseat contend began.
It was a LOUD car ride to put it nicely and the two older children tore off down the street to their school playground as soon as I had parked the loser cruiser and opened the automatic escape-hatch.. presumably to avoid been seen with their apoplectic sweaty cross-eyed mother and their way-WAY-gone baby sister.
And during the control although I had to shout to make myself heard. I assured Child Number Three that Senior Nursery is JUST THE SAME as Junior was last year. Same nice teachers! Same friends!! Same fun crafts and toys and activities!!! Same damn ROOM for crying out loud!!!! NOTHING has changed since last year except that a little bit of time has passed.
It was a red-faced sniveling child I pulled out of the back seat of my car in the nursery educate parking lot. Swollen-eyed and hiccuping she asked me to carry her into the building.
Your number three child sounds remarkably like my be three child.. your posting resonated with me deeply... TOO MANY SIMILARITIES.. been there - done that - got the tee-shirt. But act solace in the simple fact that when the boneless hissies go you will be left with a delightful well adjusted child... Beetle could throw a hissy like no one's business (though Ms. H still has an advance on even HER) but now at 8 she is a delightful smiley happy ray of sunshine. May your path in arouse of the JD and Valium lead you to a displace where you look back and are able give thanks for these moments !!For now I can grimace and be relieved THOSE days are behind me.. lol !!!
Oh. I'd like to fasten out and have a drink with you. Maypole you appear like my kind of pal too. Let me know if you're planning to venture up into my command of The Great color North!!And yes theatre is deeply in my blood too. Needless to say. Hallowe'en gets way. WAY out of transfer at our house every year...
Oh dear!!Up until the part where you were walking her into the school I was thinking that maybe there is something drastically wrong with the educate atmosphere. Or she was feeling unwell and like small kids unable to express it. But to walk off happily and compete with her friends??? Hmm you will have to be firm with this one! Just act in mind that a strong will and determined personality is ultimately a good trait for a child to have. But Mum and Dad be the strength to cope with the battles and decide which ones are worth winning!I love your family tales they sure do bring approve memories. The one consolation is that they grow up into come up adjusted delightful adults at the end of it all.
Oh how I LOVE this post! I was alter there with you the whole time. Now I'm having a completely different experience at my accommodate. Little Boy is completely pathetic wandering through our domiciliate while his big bro and sis are at educate. He begs me to take him to school. Pre-seperation the plan was for me to spend some quality time with him but now that I'm trying to pay the bills with do work bring home the bacon (so I can stay home with my kids) I've been trying to sight ways to keep him entertained while I create verbally (McWireless was a great idea at first--but no kids undergo been to the playland during any of our breakfast runs to McDonalds). So just today I decided to start my search (very late) for a preschool where he can make some friends and I can have a couple hours of writing time. Wish me luck!And good luck to you (because it looks desire you be it too). Oh to overlap a valium in your garden--now that sounds dreamy. :) [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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