OH MY GOD. I think I've gone round the bend. I've officially lost my mind. I can't take anymore. Why did I ever want another kid? (Ok, I know the answer to that one) I think there's a certain pitch that only your own child can reach with her screaming. When they hit that pitch, it makes you want to do anything possible to shut them up. Then reason sets in and tells you that you can't give in, or she is in charge, and instead, it makes you want to do anything possible to rip out your own eardrums, and scream Please God make it quit!
It all started over supper. I made her chickens. She likes chickens. I also got her out some oranges. She loves oranges. But, she's been stuck on this green applesauce kick lately, and I thought it was time for a little variety in her diet, (Hah, like a choice of 7 things she eats is variety. anyway...)She threw a fit yelling for green applesauce. Then she yelled for fish sticks, then she yelled that she doesn't like orange juice (which is a lie!!!!!) then she yelled I want Mommy, but she didn't really. She just wanted picked up so that she would be closer to the cabinets that hold the food. She yelled for muffins (which we're out of). She yelled for smiles (those little off-brand fruit snacks) I calmly ate my dinner and told her that she could have anything she wanted AFTER she ate some chickens. She screamed for 40 minutes. That's way too long for my sanity. I'm not holding on too tightly these days anyway. She finally distracted herself with some stuffed puppies, and promptly forgot we were fighting. That was at 6 - 6:45
8:15 rolled around, and I needed some peace and quiet, so I turned on Dora to let her calm down for the evening. Ok, just because I wanted her to leave me alone. I'm a horrible person. I asked her if she wanted to eat some chickens, and she said "Yeah" and climbed up nito her chair and ate them. She had finished off 2 already before my head threatened to explode, and I had to come downstairs to get away. WHAT THE HELL WAS WRONG WITH THE CHICKENS 2 HOURS AGO????????
update: I just checked on her, and she has eaten all 5 of the chickens. The child will kill me yet. You just wait and see
Posted by ktjrdn
at 20:35 CST