Two year old require more patience than I possess.

Today, for instance, my son has managed to pull every book off the bookshelf, every DVD off the rack, get the VCR jammed (yes, i still own one) pull all his pullups out of the package, rip the sheets off the bed, eat cat food, and dump laundry detergent all over my living room rug...twice. I strongly suspect he flushed the soap down the toilet. I have no evidence to prove his, except for the facts that the soap is missing and the toilet is backed up. He also followed behind me undoing every housekeeping chore that I managed to get accomplished.

The child has 86 arms. Two are constantly seen. The rest only jut out as needed to create chaos and mayhem. They are never seen, but their effects are felt throughout the house.

Any suggestions for me so that my child might live to see three, and I might stay out of jail?

LAW

P.S. Yes, I spank.

Have two more children.


By the time your third is two...you'll be used to the chaos.


I've always theorized that a child wanders aimlessly leaving a wake of destruction and displaced toys behind them. If you are lucky enough to pick it up at the end...you can follow their trail backwards and at the end, you'll have a clean house.

I say "theorized" because that theory has yet to be proven. So actually, I should say "postulize". Isn't that the rule for mathmatical equations? Postulates are ideas that haven't been proven; theorems are proven postulates.


Now I don't know.

Where was I before I got sidetracked?


Oh yes...have more kids. So get busy, and take pics!

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Hey there,

I have a two ear old...nearly three actually. A girl, but still, i do know exactly what you mean. I know that feeling of whater you do is then undone. And if ahe plays with her sister to distract her momentarily, tear usually ensue shortly after.

Some one i know who has managed a relatively stress free parenthood said to me... well why are you letting her? She basicly said make sure she gets lots of sleep at night, only have the minimum of hard to clear up stuff about and make sure she gets some quality fun time with us so she does have to resort to bad behaviour to get attention. What else.... never negotiate, just give a couple of choices that you have predecided, lock up or fit child latches where possible etc. Oh she had a kinda "safe " room with a child gate on it so she when she did want to get on she could do so interupted.

This isn't what our house is like by the way... I just wish it was.

Working on it...#2 is on the way.

lonelyarmywife,

What I did was to take my monsters to the park in the afternoons. That kept them out of the house so they couldn't trash it, it got ME out of the house, and it let them burn off excess energy. They would run, run, run to stay up with me as we walked through the park (Patterson Park is a biggish one). After dinner, when bedtime came around, well, they would do their crash and burn, and as I watched them sleep the sleep of the innocent, I would feel guilty about wanting to throttle them three or four times that day.

Hey - time is on your side.

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I feel your pain. Our daughter is two and a half today. For the most part she's a very good kid, but she has her moments when I'm sure she has been possesed.

Awwww I miss two! Cherish them I say! They will soon be 14 and telling you about your bad parenting in a superior, condescending voice that makes you want to rip their hair out. Your yours

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