It's amazingly quiet as both my children are down for an afternoon slumber. This almost never happens anymore and I am just enjoying the silence. Especially since the kids have been fighting, fighting, fighting lately!
They have been fighting over toys, fighting over cups, fighting over who gets to sit on mom's lap. Fighting over tub duckies, fighting over blankies, fighting over fighting. And inevitably, someone gets pushed, punched, gouged, slapped, etc. etc. What is wrong with my beautiful angel children!?!?!
They are also getting very possessive. Everything is mine. Even other kid's toys, at THEIR houses, somehow belong to my children. And then they fight over them! AAAGGGGHHHH. I am exhausted and exasperated. I don't know what has brought this on! Is it an age thing? Noah is almost 3 (Aug.3) and Emma is 20 months. I am hoping they will grow out of this. I don't want to be doomed for a lifetime of fighting. Although, I know I really fought with my siblings.
So, Mom, I am sorry. Sorry for fighting so much with the others. Sorry, because now I really know what it meant when you said, "I am gonna knock your heads together!"
P.S. Help and advice is required for reading this post. Please leave your thoughts and comments or I'll knock your heads together.
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Love your header picture, by the way. Also, I don't know about other people, but I don't think this is uncommon at the ages they are . . . . at least that's my experience. I don't remember specifics, but when you've got two close together, I think it's normal. I don't have advice on how to stop it necessarily . . . sorry for that. I just try to ignore it to the best of my ability and make sure that I don't end up fighting with them as well. :) Easier said than done, really. :) Keep calm and ignore what you can. It will --- not really stop --- but get different and not be quite to acute. :) Hang in there. :)
I don't know, but I sure miss them. Can't wait to see them at the end of July. Give them both kisses from their Uncle Jesse. I would certainly take them off your hands for a while if I was there. Dad always made us kiss, but we were a bit older, I don't think it works this young. ;)
I think it is perfectly NORMAL. Family and home is where we learn to deal with people and differences. And that learning process is not always pretty. What I am working on is not argueing and fighting with them but calmly explaining and then letting them work it out together. When they have issues it is, just that, their issues not mine. I can't solve it or make it all better. They need to work it out. I can lovingly teach and correct but I can't stop them or make them do things that is not helpful. does that make any sense. Probably not. I am still learning and trying. I promise we don't go a day with out some fight.
Ohhhh dear, how overwhelming!! I can't imagine what it's going to be like when I have TWO. :) Just started reading "Toddlerwise" by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam. I think it's got some good idea for structuring the kids' day...
I have yet to try any of it, so we'll see if it works!
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