i love my daughter, i really do.

but i spend at least 98% of my day totally annoyed with her. i feel guilty about that, but i can't help it.

 

How old is she?

I don't have much experience with being a mother yet, but I think you should find out what it is that annoyed you the most or in the first place, and work on solving it whatever way you can.

Sorry if I wasn't helpful.

 

Have you tried selling her overseas? I hear they are gettin top dollar in Libya right now. If that dont pan out, you can try removing her tongue. I hear that works real too. If both of those fail, you can always keep her pretty drunk. Calms them way down and is as affective as Ritalin.

 

oh geez.

 

anyway, aside from dave trying to amuse me and cheer me up, my little girl is just a complete maniac and the most stubborn child i've ever been around, and i've been around a lot. apparently she thinks it's HILARIOUS to hear me scream "NO!" as i race towards her yet again to save her from breaking her neck. she loves to tears things, ANYTHING into tiny little pieces. she has the most amazing selective hearing on the planet. reminding myself she's two doesn't help at all.

she's just like her father in her lack of any sense of self-preservation and desperation for more excitement.

and for GOD'S SAKE! she refuses to leave the cats alone!!! i keep throwing the poor old girls outside. okay, only one is old, the other is just mean now.

 

Have you tried betting her ass? ^_^ lol j/k

Sorry you're having such a rough time. Terrible two's! Cliche's are cliche for a reason....lol. Good luck!

 

I have a three year old, and i know how that feels. i get to the point where im just like "can you leave me alone!" and im just so exhausted. maybe you could get some ppl to help out on watching the youngster while you take some you time and go out or whatever you need and then you can have alot of the pressure off.

 

I'm sorry it's rough for you. She'll probably out grow it though, my younger brother was the same way...he's much better now.

 

stubborn as a freaking mule.

 

She might just be a crazy, adventurous, stubborn little soul...

But...

It never hurts to try dietary intervention. Some kids act up if they're eating something that they'll sensitive to. My kiddo, normally a pretty calm and sweet kiddo, turns into Satan incarnate, running around crazy, tearing books apart, hitting and biting. She stops sleeping. It's nuts.

So I'd look into dietary intervention. Soy, gluten, dairy, corn, food dye, preservatives, etc. See if something is bugging her?

 

nanny 911

 

we've cleaned out quite a bit from our pantry. we learned that pretty early on.

but today, they're both making me crazy today. completely ignoring everything i ever say, doing the exact opposite of every nice request. tearing shit up, beating the hell out of each other, etc. i'm so tired of them both right now.

 

she's a very spirited child. i don't want to break her of it, i want to keep her alive and still have most of my hair left.

 

I remember those days. My kids are much older now, but I seriously remember what it was like back in those days. I don't remember what I did to survive it. I guess I just did what I had to do to get through.

My son was a climber. He'd climb the cabinets just to see what he could get into there. I'd drag him down from the cabinets, and before I could react, he was in the fridge dropping an egg on the floor to watch it break. I'd run to take care of that, he was flushing a toy down the toilet. You get the idea. He was like horseshit 100 years ago...everywhere!

No wonder my nerves are shot!

I wish you good luck. Can you get a sitter and have Dave take you out for a nice dinner and drinks sometime? Getting away once in a while can really make a huge difference.

And if possible, take a nap when the little one does. Replenish your energy for the next round of romper room.

 

sounds like my daughter....though she is 6. She does not buckle to authority very often. Spirited and strong willed.

Normally I will take her out of the house and for an adventure whenever she's over the top. Its generally boredom that gets her brilliant littlespirit acting bad.

Dietary changes is a great advice as well But you know that already.

 

Marie, I think that is excellent advice. I know it's boredom. This kid would do very well in a preschool. She is very smart and fun and cute but boy does she have some energy. I think if she had a good outlet for her spirit and energy... problem solved. She is not a "bad" kid at all. In fact, she is really a good kid with a HUUUUUUGE heart. She has more love in her than the whole family combined. She actually has the concept of sharing down and for a two year old, thats brilliant. Bottom line, too much energy with no outlet.

 

Have you tried art?

With Arianna, when she was acting out with no way to vent or explain....we'd give her paper and crayons and tell her to create what she was feeling.

I'm glad you have such a beautiful soul in your family, as trying as it can be.

 

ok i totally know because my 2 year old is exactly the same, strong willed, stubborn, good heart, great soul, she loves the outside, which is very hard right now because it's really starting to get cold up here, and ya know i'd bundle her up and take out but she's also very sick with cough and conjestion. see i don't have the whole cat problem thing, like i said perviously we have dogs, and she has had a dog since she was like 10 months or so, she has learned since the beginning to be nice to the animals, although every incounter she's had with cats she runs after them and hasn't ever been able to catch one, i'm kinda glad about that, really.

i'm guessing here but dave is your husband, about the sharing thing, i think shareing is something that everyone has it isn't until the child learns the whole MINE MINE MINE thing from either their parents or other children when it's get to be an out of control thing.

I can only guess that beer city is st.louis (anhiser busch and all) you could take her out to the park, get her intrested in art, if she likes pets/cats that much take her to a pet store, then she could see all kinds of animals, (and they'd be in cage, it's a great look don't touch expierince).

it sounds like your kid and mine would get along great, they sound exactly alike, if they were ever to get together we'd have to watch out it'd like a small torando tearing through everything.

it also helps that mine is exactly like I was when i was a lil bit, so i kinda know what to expect, and what i need to do in most situations that come up. cause i totally remember how i was, the same way i am now, stubborn strong willed, and of course i learn/learned everything the hard way.

 

Ah ha just wait till the teen years haunt you. Not fun. I'm there and its so not fun. Shut up get lost so and you care for what reason. Leave me alone. Slamming of doors screaming etc. They are cute when they are lil and rambuncitious when they are teens