#mommytales it all started with a great morning...got lots of work finished in groups, plans, etc so I packed us (me, Asher and Taygen) to go do some donating of clothes, go to the post office to mail off some craft orders, and then hit the dollar store/craft store for some needed supplies. as soon as we step into the post office (and yes, of course there is a line)...Asher starts crying and screaming I cant reach it --- I kept looking around to see what had gotten him so upset but the screaming just progressed louder and louder...and the looks from those in line got a bit harsher...I scrambled a bit to hurry to pay for the pkgs I was mailing off and tried my best to divert his attention and get him to be my big boy and help with the door and Taygen....didnt really work but he stopped crying on the way to the car. I was prepared to just go home....and skip the other stuff but I was like....lets go do lunch. Its a very rare treat for Asher to get a happy meal..so i tackled both boys in McDs and he was all smiles with his french fries, apples and chocolate milk and a race car we kept playing with at the table. I love seeing his lil smile...and I love it when we are able to sit and play and eat with him being such a good boy. Well...he must have left the good boy clone at McDs bc as soon as we got into the dollar store....all hell broke loose....he was great for the first 5 mins but then he wanted EVERYTHING he saw....I was letting him pick out a toy or 2(hey, they are a dollar) and very nicely explained that that was enough...and he wasnt having it....he started throwing himself back and forth in the cart....screaming and trying to grab for candy and anything else that was in his path....and when I was checking out he threw the loudest, most obnoxious screaming and crying fit to this date. I very calmly paid, took the toys he had wanted and put them away (he wasnt going to be getting them at that point) and we got outside of the store....him still kicking, screaming---all while I have Taygen strapped to my chest and am trying to maneuver as best I can. While putting him in his carseat....I calmly told him I was going to give him 2 chances to calm down in the car or he would have to go to time out when we got home. He didnt calm down. I drove home instead of the craft store....and I walked him into the house, into his room and closed the door for timeout. Why? Bc I firmly believe that, even though he is adorable, even though I hate seeing him upset, even though it breaks my heart to have to be stern....if I SAY A DISCIPLINE IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF....(FILL IN THE BLANK)...THEN IT HAS TO HAPPEN....bc in the end, I want him to grow up understanding that words mean something. that actions have consequences. timeout lasted 25 mins and he has calmed down. so I am going to go have a chat with him.....and i call it a success bc obviously something is working somewhere bc this has been his first timeout in almost 2 weeks!....god, i love that boy but he isnt the parent....sorry for him
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:06:05 +0000
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