Please tell me I'm not alone

[Unknown]

I have no fuse when it comes to my S13er . She isn't necessarily being bad, but she's like the Tasmanian devil and all I ever want to do is yell "shit the fuck down so I can get your pants on!!" Dad is fun guy all the time and I feel like I'm mean mommy always telling her to calm down and listen and no or stop. She was stalling before bedtime and wouldn't stop brushing her teeth, yet after a very long time I yanked the toothbrush out of her hand even though she wasn't being bad and of course now I feel like I'm a horrible mother and teaching her it's ok to yank things out of somebody's hands because mommy does. She's just intense all the time. I yell more than I'd like.

[fiveohfive]

I'm trying to cut down on my yelling too. I keep trying to tell myself "she's not even 3 yet" but it's hard.

I feel you.

[sugarkissed]

You're not alone. I feel the same way... This age is tough! And ditto to daddy being the fun guy. He's always silly and easy going and so much more patient... But he also goes to work from 8-5 every day and misses out on the majority of the chaos.

[mommytoone]

I also feel like I am constantly yelling and throwing him in the highchair for the day. I feel like a horrible mom by not letting him play with his thousand toys or not taking him outside everyday because we literally have NOTHING outside for him to play on and I don't want to take DS2 outside EVERYDAY in 109 degree temps.

[lilqt3929]

Oh man, you are not alone!! DD is testing boundaries fiercely and it has been rough around here, all I can say is we are surviving. She does have days where she is very well behaved and it is so amazing and then we have *those* days and I just can't wait til she's in bed. I want to enjoy each day and not wish them away but I have no patience and then the yelling/anger start and when all is said and done I feel awful. I know those things don't help the situation but a lot of times I'm at a loss for what to do and I lose it, ugh. I'm trying to keep my attitude more in check because I know if I'm in a crappy mood it reflects on DD. Just a little bit ago I had to take away her beloved stuffed dog because she was in her room kicking the wall (she was supposed to be napping /resting). It made her really upset but I know that she knows I mean business when I take that away . How long does this stage last??!!

[Unknown]

She had such a great day only to end it with an epic tantrum

[carli]

Bedtime is when I always walk away feeling like I lost it. I hate the stalling crap! So I get frustrated really quickly and then once she's asleep I feel bad for ending the day being grumpy with her. The testing situations and complete temporary deafness is super annoying

[junewife]

I mean. I put my kid to bed in his daytime clothes without reading a book because he wouldn't listen and kept running away from me screaming when I tried to put his pjs on. He screamed in his room for awhile while
I sat on the couch feeling like shit.

[Unknown]

Aug 12, 2016 14:06:42 GMT -5 carli said:

Bedtime is when I always walk away feeling like I lost it. I hate the stalling crap! So I get frustrated really quickly and then once she's asleep I feel bad for ending the day being grumpy with her. The testing situations and complete temporary deafness is super annoying

So much this!! I'm so glad I'm not alone

[Unknown]

Aug 12, 2016 12:08:57 GMT -5 jnetx said:

Definitely not alone. I found myself telling him to grow up the other day. As soon as it came out of my mouth I realized how little sense it made.

DH has told DD she needs to control her emotions...LOL

[Unknown]

Aug 12, 2016 23:53:18 GMT -5 junewife said:

I mean. I put my kid to bed in his daytime clothes without reading a book because he wouldn't listen and kept running away from me screaming when I tried to put his pjs on. He screamed in his room for awhile while
I sat on the couch feeling like shit.

((Hugs)) such a tough age.