tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post112120005047482094..comments2023-12-31T21:08:20.713-05:00Comments on MysteryMommy: Proud, yet exasperated.Liz Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1121315782572303982005-07-14T00:36:00.000-04:002005-07-14T00:36:00.000-04:00It must be in the air. My son has been doing the s...It must be in the air. My son has been doing the same thing. My loving, generous-hearted, adorable son -- yes, that one! Last night he did a big disappearing act. Ran after his dad, who had gone on a bike ride -- I chased after him IN BARE FEET holding my (fortunately small!) 1-year-old IN MY ARMS for nearly half a mile! The only reason I caught him was because he got tired and sat down. Know what he said? "I just wanted my daddy."<BR/><BR/>Good luck with Muffin Man. Let me know what works : )Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1121272139566872082005-07-13T12:28:00.000-04:002005-07-13T12:28:00.000-04:00Ah - finally, something I can help with!Pick out t...Ah - finally, something I can help with!<BR/><BR/>Pick out two of everything. Give him a choice - but ONLY between those two things. Start it off very explicitly - 'you get two choices' - but make it seem like a huge deal that HE gets to CHOOSE.<BR/><BR/>This technique will serve you well for the next several years - trust me on this!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449585791409517977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1121223010220574372005-07-12T22:50:00.000-04:002005-07-12T22:50:00.000-04:00E=ir. 186,000 mi/sec. No hitting.Not just good i...E=ir. 186,000 mi/sec. No hitting.<BR/><BR/>Not just good ideas. They're the law.Stevens Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16359049362254327543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1121217087540092542005-07-12T21:11:00.000-04:002005-07-12T21:11:00.000-04:00Did I mention that I sometimes threaten to send my...Did I mention that I sometimes threaten to send my kid to his room for the rest of his life? Or that he's FOUR and still not potty trained?<BR/><BR/>I got no answers for you. Bupkes.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1121215667430404742005-07-12T20:47:00.000-04:002005-07-12T20:47:00.000-04:00Oh man, hitting. We are so on the zero tolerance ...Oh man, hitting. We are so on the zero tolerance there. I remove privileges just at the yelling stage (with conversations much like Phantom's). I wish you patience and luck in the trying (normal, I suppose) times!Running2Kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115141360927156245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1121207603851030892005-07-12T18:33:00.000-04:002005-07-12T18:33:00.000-04:00Seems like it's always that way with kids. They t...Seems like it's always that way with kids. They take one big step forward in one area ... and somehow that causes them to regress to acting like total brats in some other area.<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe it's not just kids. I'm 44 and I still do that too ....jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11982554.post-1121206069683386352005-07-12T18:07:00.000-04:002005-07-12T18:07:00.000-04:00I don't suppose it's even the slightest bit helpfu...I don't suppose it's even the slightest bit helpful to point out that this is all perfectly normal testing of limits, does it? There are mornigns where it helps me to say to myself, "she's just trying to assert her independence and I should encourage that so that one day I don't have to stand here and help her get dressed" and then there are other days when I just want her to put on the fucking shirt.Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.com