motherhood
Sometimes I wonder if I am the only one that gets frustrated we doing and redoing and redoing and redoing what my toddler has undone. I often wonder if it is better just to let him destroy the house and then clean it up after he is in bed.
In the time it took me to get dinner going tonight, he emptied all of his toys, hid the dog food bowls, took all the Tupperware out and got hurt. Twice. So while dinner was cooking, I kissed an owie (twice), put the tupperware way, food and put back the dog food bowls and helped him pick up toys. In the process, he undid everything I had done.
Certainly there must be a fast forward through the toddler years button you all are not telling me about. If not, I am not sure how the human population has made it past the age of two. Or do I simply have a “high maintenance” little boy?
Filed under: parenting on September 26th, 2007
I have no suggestions but just wanted to let you know that I feel your pain! I’m looking for that secret fast-forward button too. I’ll make a pact with you to share it if/when I find it if you do the same….
I am exactly the same way, and I haven’t decided completely on wether i should pick up as it happens or just wait till my 2 boys, 3 and 10 months, are in bed. Plus as soon as I think I find a way to prevent things, they find new ones, then figuire out how to undo all my preventive measures. I swear they are already working together, along with the cats.
I just startd reading your blog, I really enjoy it
exactly! child safety latches? pull on the door til breaks! Gates? ram them until they fall down!
I swear the animals take toddler hood as a free for all