You remind me of a child I still know
I have been feeling pretty guilty about not blogging a lot lately. It seems that sleeping in until 10 AM each day is starting to catch up with me.
The days seem shorter, but more stressful and Phoenix has been acting like a kid who has been raised by wolves (or moms who sleep in until 10) and has suddenly been dropped off in the real word. In short he’s been acting bananas!
There are some days that I am struck by our similarities and some days I don’t see them at all.
And it’s always the times he’s acting his worse that I see it.
Just today as I got stern with him and after he feel asleep I went over to him to kiss him like I always do after he gets in trouble and I thought “Is this what my husband deals with daily?”
The tantrums over the tiniest things, like paci’s that last a good 15 minutes. The constant “Go away!” “Please stop!” that I hear all day. Especially in MyGym which makes me want to crawl under a rock. The testing. “Phoenix Mommy said not to go in there” SO what does Phoenix do? He gets as close as he possible can without actually going on, looks at me and smirks…”Now what?!” he seems to say. The “bullshit” that turned into “bshit” and has now slowly evolved into a “bhawk” whatever that means, when I ask to please stop hollering it in the grocery store.
He‘s just like me I know. He pushes limits constantly & he wants his was more then constantly. Is it a bad thing that I see a lot of my negative behavior in my own child?
Whenever I would ask my parents what the wanted for any holiday they would respond with “We just want you to change your attitude Alex” which would only enrage me more. But I know that’s Phoenix.
The Mama Kat prompt asked “…..How does this make you feel?” and I don’t know. It makes me secure in knowing the hospital didn’t do some switcheroo in while I was sleep. But it makes me frustrated because I feel I don’t know how to make him a better person when I struggle with not being an adult brat aka bitch daily.
Maybe it”s just a phase and when he turns 5 and he wants more of Dad time he’ll evolve into this musical creative and at times emotional man my husband is. But until then I don’t know.
I’ve linked this up at Mama Kat’s Writers Workshop
Prompt- What does your child do that reminds you most of yourself? How does it make you feel?
June 24th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Oh man, I mostly feel like my kids are like me when they're being snotty, too. This parenting thing is a wild ride. Thanks for the post.
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June 24th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
I’m worried about what my son will be like when he starts talking and talking back. If he’s anything like me, I’m in trouble. I really hope he’s like his Dad!
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June 25th, 2010 at 2:25 am
Very honest!
I like that it makes you feel secure that they did not switch babies in the hospital!
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June 25th, 2010 at 2:27 am
Each of my three children have traits that they got strait from good ol' mom, and then they have traits strait from good ol' dad. Their sweet perfection they get from me though…lol.
Peace.
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June 25th, 2010 at 5:37 am
It's so funny, I got a book from a friend to tell my kids all about me, and when it says a question like what was one of your talents as a child and the 1st thing that comes to mind is something negative…and I see all that stuff in my 3 year old now!
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June 25th, 2010 at 11:25 am
oh yes…..I can relate my dear. My daughter has in the past month entered into the terrible two's. She is testing me and doing many of the same things your little one is doing. Take heart, in that all kids go through this and doesn't mean these are signs for his behavior for the rest of his life. A lot of what he learns is by watching you and your husband. He will remember that forever. How you respond, etc. My daughter is now thinking it's fun to hit me and slap me in the face. Or scream ANYTIME she doesn't get her way. It's my job to teach her what's acceptable and inacceptable. The early years are challenging. But you're doing a fine job
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April 16th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
My Son loves to boss me around , I wonder where he gets that from ,lol
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May 11th, 2011 at 2:57 am
Parenting is a difficult job. Yeah, it’s a job. But it’s also the highest paid job there is.
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May 7th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
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