Terrible 2's...

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MusketeerMan

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OK...I still consider myself a new parent, but do terrible 2's end at some point? My little boy was our "angel" for the first 23 months, and right on cue, he's turned into...well...a true boy.

Love him with my life, but man, he tests and he tests and does pretty much what we don't want him to.

He's still our prince, but girls have got to be easier...(until they want to start dating and don't get me thinking about that if I ever have a daughter because I'll get upset)...
 
MusketeerMan said:
OK...I still consider myself a new parent, but do terrible 2's end at some point? My little boy was our "angel" for the first 23 months, and right on cue, he's turned into...well...a true boy.

Love him with my life, but man, he tests and he tests and does pretty much what we don't want him to.

He's still our prince, but girls have got to be easier...(until they want to start dating and don't get me thinking about that if I ever have a daughter because I'll get upset)...
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Congratulations! You have a normal child!! They're supposed to test you at this age. Don't worry, it's just a phase and he'll outgrow it. "Girls have got to be easier?" At age 2 -- maybe... When they turn about 11 -- OH DEAR GOD! My son was a little devilish as a toddler but outgrew it. He's now a 16 year old who, believe it or not, doesn't give me ANY trouble. Anyone would be proud to have him as their son. My 13 year-old identical twins girls on the other hand were easy as toddlers but are now giving me fits. They're grounded for the week for lying and going somewhere they weren't supposed to go. One of them had the audacity to wake me up a few times in the middle of the night to ask "why she couldn't go over her friend's house today." UNBELIEVABLE! Oh yeah, and we've started with the "boy thing." :rolleyes: :D
 
MusketeerMan said:
OK...I still consider myself a new parent, but do terrible 2's end at some point? My little boy was our "angel" for the first 23 months, and right on cue, he's turned into...well...a true boy.

Love him with my life, but man, he tests and he tests and does pretty much what we don't want him to.

He's still our prince, but girls have got to be easier...(until they want to start dating and don't get me thinking about that if I ever have a daughter because I'll get upset)...
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Nah, it doesn't really end, they just test you in different ways as they get older. I loved toddlerhood, it was one of my most favorite periods of childhood. I've only had boys, so I can't speak about girls, but I truly enjoyed my rambunctious little guys (but then I am a bit batty as well!) ;)
 
He's tough right now, but these are also the times with the funniest moments because he's learning so much. I can't believe some of the things he says or comes up with. My wife and I look at each other and wonder "where did he learn that"? He unfortunately watches EVERYTHING I do..(I have a bad habit of spitting when I'm outside), so he's now into spitting...fun...fun!
 
MusketeerMan said:
OK...I still consider myself a new parent, but do terrible 2's end at some point? My little boy was our "angel" for the first 23 months, and right on cue, he's turned into...well...a true boy.

Love him with my life, but man, he tests and he tests and does pretty much what we don't want him to.
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That's been our experience exactly. I think it's just normal 2 year old stuff. He can't know his boundaries until he thoroughly tests the fence.

The real annoying part is that he's a perfect angel when others are around, but at home with just mom and dad he cuts lose with all his worst behavior. (He's also developed a "bring it" attitude towards time-outs, which I find very, very maddening.)
 
MusketeerMan said:
OK...I still consider myself a new parent, but do terrible 2's end at some point? My little boy was our "angel" for the first 23 months, and right on cue, he's turned into...well...a true boy.

Love him with my life, but man, he tests and he tests and does pretty much what we don't want him to.

He's still our prince, but girls have got to be easier...(until they want to start dating and don't get me thinking about that if I ever have a daughter because I'll get upset)...
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Truely a normal child, ı have 3. tWO BOYS and a GİRL.I can say that the years that we had with our boys were much hard and tiresome.:crazy:
 
Man, reading this post had my wife and I laughing and crying. Laughing because we have a three year old son who is not only testing the boundaries - but many times just totally disregarding them. He is a wonderful boy - but it takes both my wifes will and my will just to have enought to barely overcome his will. But you gotta love them - they're the best gift on the planet. We have a beautiful little 9 month old daughter - and she's the one that scares me. An absolute angel right now - but when she hits her teens - ayy yay yay.

Keep the chin up - your son is very normal in a testing kind of way.


Max
 
MusketeerMan said:
He's tough right now, but these are also the times with the funniest moments because he's learning so much. I can't believe some of the things he says or comes up with. My wife and I look at each other and wonder "where did he learn that"? He unfortunately watches EVERYTHING I do..(I have a bad habit of spitting when I'm outside), so he's now into spitting...fun...fun!
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Heh, I've been reminded multiple times to "watch your language around the kid" by my parents. We were over at their house last week, and Gavin dropped something off a table. We hear this little, under his breath exclaimation.... "F&$@." My mom IMMEDIATELY looked at me. "Told you so." :)

He's also testing his boundaries on a near daily basis. He's apparently a little angel at day care, and he turns into Lucifer when he gets home sometimes. Had a screaming, crying, kicking meltdown in the kitchen the other day....
 
Oh golly. I wish I had some advice other than consistent responses to misbehavior. I've taken to being consistently putting them in their rooms for throwing tantrums, and that seems to really help. The same things (in discipline) don't work for every kid, so you gotta find your kids' "currency".

Mine are 2 1/2 and 4. They try my patience to the nth degree every single day. But, for every moment of insanity, there's the moments of their sweet little voices saying "Mommy I love you!", and that more than balances out their evilness sometimes :)
 
I wish I could say girls were easier. They might be difficult in a different way...well maybe for me. My gf has a 2 11/12 year-old and she is a handful! She loves to fake cry when she wants her mom after bed time. And now she has started to look at me when mom says "no". Talk about being put on the spot! :o
 
MusketeerMan said:
OK...I still consider myself a new parent, but do terrible 2's end at some point? My little boy was our "angel" for the first 23 months, and right on cue, he's turned into...well...a true boy.

Love him with my life, but man, he tests and he tests and does pretty much what we don't want him to.

He's still our prince, but girls have got to be easier...(until they want to start dating and don't get me thinking about that if I ever have a daughter because I'll get upset)...
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Minnesota_Flyer said:
That's been our experience exactly. I think it's just normal 2 year old stuff. He can't know his boundaries until he thoroughly tests the fence.

The real annoying part is that he's a perfect angel when others are around, but at home with just mom and dad he cuts lose with all his worst behavior. (He's also developed a "bring it" attitude towards time-outs, which I find very, very maddening.)
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AHHHHHHH yes! Thank GOD it's not just us!!

We're in the same boat. Around others, he's "So well behaved", "A perfect little gentleman", "So sweet!"

At home he turns into a little Eddie Haskle.

No!
Mine!
No!
Miiiiiiiiine!
(ssscreeeeeeeaaaaam!)

:D
 
kellwolf said:
Heh, I've been reminded multiple times to "watch your language around the kid" by my parents. We were over at their house last week, and Gavin dropped something off a table. We hear this little, under his breath exclaimation.... "F&$@." My mom IMMEDIATELY looked at me. "Told you so." :)
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The Boy was sitting at the table coloring the other day when for no apparent reason he put his head in his hands, sighed loudly, and said, "God dammit!" It was very hard not to laugh. (And I have no idea where he might have heard that. :rolleyes: )
 
Minnesota_Flyer said:
The Boy was sitting at the table coloring the other day when for no apparent reason he put his head in his hands, sighed loudly, and said, "God dammit!" It was very hard not to laugh. (And I have no idea where he might have heard that. :rolleyes: )
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I blame Barney.

BabyBop: Let's go to the Zoo!

Barney: That's a super-dee-goddam-duper idea Baby Bop!

:D
 
Oh, we've put the nix on Barney. Unfortunately, they read Barney at day care, so he sees him on the screen for a commercial and starts saying "Barneee! Barnee!"

That's when we have to go digging through our Disney classics vault. Barney? Nah, F that. We've got Mickey Mouse in black and white! :)

Stan, I think Gavin says "Miiiiine" more than anything else.
 
kellwolf said:
Oh, we've put the nix on Barney. Unfortunately, they read Barney at day care, so he sees him on the screen for a commercial and starts saying "Barneee! Barnee!"

That's when we have to go digging through our Disney classics vault. Barney? Nah, F that. We've got Mickey Mouse in black and white! :)

Stan, I think Gavin says "Miiiiine" more than anything else.
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He's just learning Miiiiiiiine now. The only thing that seems to work is putting him in a crib/pack and play for a few minutes and letting him cry it out during a timeout.

We've tried the holding his hands down while counting for doing something bad...but he now laughs and counts with us, which is cute...which defeats the purpose...
 
Timeout never really worked for me at first because I would just play with my toys when they made me go to my room. Eventually they caught on and made me sit in a chair in the corner and I hated it! I always received the soap in the mouth for cussing to. Liquid soap was far worse then bar soap too! You couldn't get it out of your mouth very easily and I used to lick my shirt to try and get it out of my mouth. Now that I'm thinking about it, I was a little devil when I was younger. lol
 
Girls easier? Bwahahaahahahaahaha!!! Mine is now in the terrible twos, except that she is only 18 months. Just ride it out and be consistent, they will eventually learn. Good luck everybody!!!
 
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