Forbidden Things
Now that he’s a big brother AND he’s two, Drake continues to exhibit some strong opinions and spectacular tantrums if he doesn’t get his way. Of late, there are a few things that my husband G. Grod and I are no longer able to do if Drake is in the vicinity. He insists on doing them, and throws a spectacular tantrum if we don’t let him, or if, out of habit, we forget and do these simple things ourselves: flush the toilet (though he still refuses to use the toilet); use the microwave; put the lid on his sippy cup; and even more random, pass a burp cloth.
In some ways, though, these are easy to handle, because Drake is consistent about them. He ALWAYS wants to do them himself. Other things sometimes bother him and sometimes don’t, like turning the pages of books, opening the garage door, and unlocking the car.
March 21st, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Mine…Wants to tie her own shoes, and her own little ribbon belt, and anything that needs tying…at two. So I tried to maybe start teaching her, but uh…she’s two. And she gets SO.VERY.FRUSTRATED.
Ah, independence.
May 8th, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Drake is perfect. He is a smart, cunning child. He should be bronzed. I love that he wants to be ‘in charge’ of the burp cloth for Guppy. How could he be any more amazing???