I gotta warn you, there is nothing warm and fuzzy about this post. Just honesty (as always) and frustration. Mason is 2, (sigh). I have always thought it horrible to classify your child into the 'terrible 2's' because it sounds so negative and defeated. Until now. It really has been tough. With this age, he is testing us so much more. He has become very possessive of his things ("mine!") He shows his temper by screaming with clinched fists, yelling "no", and even hitting and kicking. Don't get me wrong, we don't allow ANY of these things and there are consequences to each of these that he receives, but it is truly exhausting. Disciplining/Training your child, in my opinion, is the most difficult part of parenting. And when your child reaches this stage, that increases the amount of discipline required, it IS exhausting. But, we do realize how important this is, and we won't lighten up. Then there is something that just baffles me: when Mason is around 2 people, he chooses one to play/snuggle/communicate with and he is just plain rude to the other. He screams "no" at them when the other person looks at him, touches him, or talks to him. He'll (literally) push them away and cling to the other. So strange. Of course, we don't allow this either, but it does confuse me. He is definitely more drawn to men (Daddy, Paw Paw and G'Daddy) because it is usually me, Nana, or Emmy getting the raw end of this treatment. After a normal weekday spent with him, he is usually more drawn to me, than Dover. But on the weekends, it is all about Daddy. This is something that we are praying about and hitting head-on as much as we can understand. But if any of you have experienced this with your children, and have any insight, I am open to any encouragement! Monday, July 20, 2009
It is terrible.
I gotta warn you, there is nothing warm and fuzzy about this post. Just honesty (as always) and frustration. Mason is 2, (sigh). I have always thought it horrible to classify your child into the 'terrible 2's' because it sounds so negative and defeated. Until now. It really has been tough. With this age, he is testing us so much more. He has become very possessive of his things ("mine!") He shows his temper by screaming with clinched fists, yelling "no", and even hitting and kicking. Don't get me wrong, we don't allow ANY of these things and there are consequences to each of these that he receives, but it is truly exhausting. Disciplining/Training your child, in my opinion, is the most difficult part of parenting. And when your child reaches this stage, that increases the amount of discipline required, it IS exhausting. But, we do realize how important this is, and we won't lighten up. Then there is something that just baffles me: when Mason is around 2 people, he chooses one to play/snuggle/communicate with and he is just plain rude to the other. He screams "no" at them when the other person looks at him, touches him, or talks to him. He'll (literally) push them away and cling to the other. So strange. Of course, we don't allow this either, but it does confuse me. He is definitely more drawn to men (Daddy, Paw Paw and G'Daddy) because it is usually me, Nana, or Emmy getting the raw end of this treatment. After a normal weekday spent with him, he is usually more drawn to me, than Dover. But on the weekends, it is all about Daddy. This is something that we are praying about and hitting head-on as much as we can understand. But if any of you have experienced this with your children, and have any insight, I am open to any encouragement! 
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This too shall pass... and then come back.. and then pass..etc. I do not know it all (Ethan is only a year older than Mason). But I have had times I think "my child is a perfect angel" and then the next week "what I have I done wrong?" Grin and bear it, do the best you can. You are a great Mom he is going to be a good boy it just might take you 30 years :).
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