The Terrible Twos!

Mom and Dad: "Do you want to eat?"

Chums: "NO!!"

Mom and Dad: "Do you want to go outside?"

Chums: "NO!!"

Mom and Dad: "Do you want some milk?"

Chums: "NO!!"

Mom and Dad: "Do you want to play?"

Chums: "NO!!"

I think you get the idea! Now I know why they call it "The Terrible Twos!" Seriously!! She is a terror! I've never seen her act this bad! She screams, she talks back, she throws temper tantrums, she doesn't eat, she doesn't take naps! AHHH! Ironically, it seems as if this behavior started the day she turned two! It's unbelievable.

I wonder if there are toddler meetings that parents are unaware of. They must get together twice a month and have everyone's second birthday listed on a HUGE Winnie the Pooh calendar! The leader of these Terrible Toddlers is in charge of reminding them who's second birthday is coming up. He says, "Rayliana Wright?" Chums says, "Present!" He says, "You are turning two on September 16th, yes?" Chums says, "Yes that's correct." The leader then trains them on how to go from sweet angels to terrorizing little monsters!

Anyway, I had an interesting conversation with Rayliana's dance teacher this morning, after Ray acted out in class which is her favorite place to be these days! She said that she probably senses that I am pregnant and another baby is coming. She said she had the perfect son until she was about six months pregnant with her second son. She said he turned into a completely different kid! Maybe those topics also arise during these toddler meetings!

It's kind of a hard situation because Ian is more of the disciplinarian and I am more of the nurturing mother type. He gets mad or upset and I try to defend her by coming up with some BS theory. I'll say, "Maybe she has something wrong with her, physically, or she is hurt in some way. Yeah that's it, that explains the 30 minutes of high-pitch screaming she just put us through!" I'm still her mommy and even when she is being a brat I love her to pieces and don't let anyone say anything negative about her, including her own father! :-)

Although, I was a little irritated when I came home from working out this evening and Ian told me that she was so well-behaved and thinks she only acts like that in front of me! Time for me to put my foot down I suppose! Any advice? I'd love to hear it! Thanks!

Tah Tah for now! :-)