I’m Here
This will be short and sweet since I desperately need a shower. I hardly have any time for internetting now that my laptop is toast. Boo! I would cry if I had the energy.
My darling son has turned into a monster brat. Seriously. He is totally embarrassing to take places. I wanted to hide my head in the sand at our Canada Day party today. He was being mean to the little girl that he normally loves and he punched a six year old boy in the eye. His mom was a potential new member to the club. Dandy.
I’m ready to lock him in his room and throw away the key. I know how to deal with him at home, but when we are out it gets really embarrassing. How can you make a kid be nice and polite to other children? I can make him stop being physically mean or stop him from saying inappropriate things, but I can’t make him be nice. The worst thing was I had plans with the hosting mom to pick up some things I need for next week after the party so I couldn’t just scoop him up and leave, which would have been my normal solution.
At least the baby continues to be sweet and smiley. We were in B&N the other day and it took all sorts of restraint not to buy every princess fairy tale book in the store. Now I remember why I wanted a girl so badly when I was pregnant with Erik! I hope I can share books and fairy tales and girly-girl things with my sweet Elsa. I’m tired of playing trucks and cars and monsters.
And now I hear that sweet little baby making noise up in the room. Did you know that baby monitors are the coolest? I never had one with Erik since we lived in a tiny apartment. It took me awhile to get used to having one with Elsa, but now that I have it I don’t know how people live without them. You can hear! The baby! All the time! Whoa. . .
Caroline said,
July 5, 2010 @ 5:29 am
Hi,
Nicole, have you read this blog? Like, ever? Carrie DOTES on her son and always has. HOWEVER, she also calls it like it is. Too many people, moms especially, seem to think that acknowledging when our children’s behavior is unacceptable is equal to putting down the child him or herself. That’s why we have all these entitled kids running around thinking that they’re superspecial snowflakes and how dare anyone tell them to curb their impulses or behave appropriately? Let me tell you, I have two wonderful little girls, but they can be absolute hell on wheels and I’m not going to pretend any differently.
Carrie, the adjustment from one to two kids is a big one, which might be the issue here. At home he knows he’s going to get called on it, but when you’re out he probably senses that your hands are tied somewhat. You can’t make him be nice, but you can make him sit with you for awhile. I wonder if he would have acted up so much if you weren’t there. Plus your reserves of everything (energy, patience, etc.) are probably at a low ebb, and that’s when they usually choose to act up. However he behaved before, he’ll behave again. Keep being honest about life with kids; we all need to dispel the myth that if you admit that being a mother isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, you’re somehow a failure as a human being.
Gopher said,
July 5, 2010 @ 11:28 am
You had a Canada Day party? good Job! lol.