How do I stop getting so annoyed?
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So what do y’all do when they keep pushing and pushing boundaries?
I wish I had advice but I’m in the same boat with my little one! So you’re not alone in this! I’ve found a lot of compromising has been helping like things that have to be done and taking away toys if she can’t play with them nicely. We got a puppy for Christmas so i understand they playing to rough aspect of it!
@Kate we started having to do time out in her room on her bed until she can listen better or play nicer. We threatened spanking and she just laughs so time out and removing what she wants was the best option we had but I’m in the same boat
Check out a detox or parasite cleanse 🤍 he may be wanting just some mommy and him time. Maybe grandma can watch the six month old next time and you and him do an activity together even if it’s just an hour or two 🤍 he may be internalizing the notion that with another child he has to be loud and do those to get the attention he’s craving 🤍
I tried light spanking on her butt and she laughed so loud, and I got judged by the whole house, lol. So now I just let her be. My mom says it's a phase and will pass, so I'm just holding onto it. Unless she's dangerous with her younger sibling, then I have to yell a little, which distracts her for a moment. There's no winning with kids. God knows how my mom did gentle parenting. I lose my patience several times a day and then feel bad about raising my voice. You don't want to do too much to snub their little personalities as well.
I just wanna cry today. Most days I can handle it and being a mom with two littles feels so easy and I feel so lucky but then when he’s being rough 24/7 like he has been for the past few months, it’s just so hard 😭 this is all great advice, thank you!! He has time to calm down in his room when he’s needing a break and I agree that he’s probably repeating and getting loud because he’s needing more attention but he still gets 90% of our attention so he’s really just going to have to learn we are all important. I know it’s hard because he was the only child for 3 years and I’m his best friend but I’m only one person being pulled in three directions at all times. He won’t even let me and dad talk on the phone without yelling or interrupting 8 times. I’ll try more one on one time but it’s hard to find that because the baby only wants me too so she screams when anyone holds her for more than 10 minutes 😭
I’m usually such a positive and bubbly person but I’m starting to feel defeated and emotional and y’all KNOW sometimes those random emotions start making you scared you’re pregnant again even if you aren’t. If I’m ever like “I feel like crying” there’s always a voice saying “YOU BETTER NOT BE PREGNANT!” lol we are done having babies
Everything you said in this post and your comments feels just like what I’m going through with my daughter also. It’s so hard some days. I feel horrible because I have yelled too many times at her just to get her to listen to me. I feel like some days I’m coming apart at the seams and I can’t seem to understand how to get her on track but I see her with other people and she is generally pretty good I think it’s just hard raising a tiny human. We have to hold on girl. I have a 10 month old song too so it’s hard to juggle both. I don’t have any advice just wanted to say I see you. 🥰
He’ll get in sisters face being rough or putting toys in her face about to poke her eyes and I’ll ask him to give her space and he just keeps on until he’s in trouble for hurting her or me. It’s just a lot. I don’t spank but I’ve been threatening to just to get some control back. I give him sooo much control over everything he does, letting him have options and control over himself but it’s not helping. He literally just threw a bucket and almost hit her in the face because he was playing too rough and not paying attention