I swear a switch flipped when he turned 3 ...

[versed]

... And my sweet boy has been possessed by some evil demon! He's running off whenever I call him, and just laughing when I get stern. The other day, he grabbed my iPhone from my purse and threw it on the floor of Home Depot, shattering the screen. He threw his fruit cup all over the floor at lunch today.

My friends all have older kids and had warned that threenagers are complete hell, but I didn't think the change would be so dramatic. He's completely bipolar.

Everyone with 2-yr-olds still, brace yourselves!

[mightybee]

Hold me, I'm scared. How can it get worse?

[vanessalc]

When I worked in Daycare, the threenagers drove me to drink. I guess I have a couple days to get my stock pile sufficient.

[starfishy]

I found Legos T likes on clearance today. I thought about just giving them to him but something said, No- you need ammo in that prize box for good behavior. Just hold onto it. Just hold on...

[cbear]

No joke I was just talking to my mom about this last night! It's like the minute they turn 3 they get a handbook on how to be a terror!! It's seriously insane I am just now going straight to timeouts!

[babywinks]

Shit - we have 6 days.

[mrsdonati]

It gets worse?...

[gk12]

I think Mirabelle started this early maybe bc of all the changes with the baby and house. Definitely hold on to things you can use for rewarding good behavior.

[versed]

We are breaking out the rewards for him behaving. He keeps reminding me, "mom, I AM 'having'!" It's pretty cute.

[julymommy]

Oh god. He has been 3 for 24 hours. Let me brace myself.

[starfishy]

Speaking of three-angers my darling threw his sandals at me. Now I can't find one! Annoying.

[jfresh]

My kid is a threenager a month early. The Why Phase also started yesterday.

[laurski81]

Jul 3, 2015 14:44:35 GMT -5 mrsdonati said:

It gets worse?...

Seriously. I've had a three year old since birth.

[MissMusic]

This past entire month has been AWFUL. I have never really had a problem with Lillian napping, sleeping, or behavior in general. A few blips here and there but nothing ongoing.

We have spent the last MONTH fighting naps, having 2-3 tantrums per day, not sleeping, etc. I thought she was ready to drop a nap but all signs point to that NOT being the case. She cries when we leave to do activities she likes, when I give her the lunch she asked for, when I leave the room at sleep times, when I ask her to do what we normally do around the house (ie bring her plate from the table into the kitchen).

She is screaming in bed right now and I'm tired of going up. She was up at 3 or 3:30am ALL WEEK. She fights it until 10:30pm or later.

Fireworks are her excuse right now--I fucking HATE July 4, let me tell you.

I'm at my wits end!!

[heatherbee]

DS is starting early too. He has tried to hit me the past 3 days when he is mad, which he has never done. And the attitude is ridiculous. I'm ready for 4

[lainikins]

Seriously! Switch flipped! On his birthday I asked him to do something simple and he turned to me and said, "I don't need to listen to you!"

[justbeth]

Yep. Emma's switch flipped as well. She hasn't napped since her birthday and has been a mess because of it. FML, can they turn four already?!

[xanthepants]

I feel like I didn't know what the hell you guys were going on about with two year olds being a pain until about 2 weeks before she turned 3. Then our switch flipped. But I seriously feel like I have a little debate team winner on my hands brewing. She can out reason me until I want to walk out of the room giving up. But like a satanic evil debate team winner. The kind kind who defends the cigarette companies.

[sarasansh]

Robin has suddenly developed this evil laugh that comes out just before he decides to be naughty or not followed directions, so we've started calling him the evil elf.

[justbeth]

Jul 4, 2015 18:12:22 GMT -5 xanthepants said:

I feel like I didn't know what the hell you guys were going on about with two year olds being a pain until about 2 weeks before she turned 3. Then our switch flipped. But I seriously feel like I have a little debate team winner on my hands brewing. She can out reason me until I want to walk out of the room giving up. But like a satanic evil debate team winner. The kind kind who defends the cigarette companies.

This exactly! Sometimes I think we have the same kid. There have been way too many times lately where I just have to shut my mouth because the kid won.

She also knows how to make me feel *this big*. The other day I just couldn't 'why' any longer, so I exasperatedly said 'Emma! Stop with the whys! Why do you always ask why?!?' And she replied, with the saddest face ever, 'Momma, I just ask why when I don't know the reasons. I just want to know the reasons.' First of all, I can't argue with that! Second of all, I felt like shit for getting exasperated with my kid who just wants to understand (ALL) the reasons.

[jennmm]

Mine has been 3 for about 3 weeks. The better her vocabulary gets, the worse her attitude gets.

[versed]

We were just outside for an hour or so, and he pushed his brother off the front porch (12-18" fall). I told him, "that's it - we're going inside. You know you don't push your brother off the porch! That makes me very sad."

As we walk around the house to the unlocked side door, he picks a dandelion. "Mom, I picked you a flower. Do you love it? Does it make you happy? I like to make you happy, Mom."

He kills me with this Jekyll/Hyde thing he has going!

[roo1582]

Hmm, my kid's switch flipped the day she turned 2. Its just gotten progressively worse since then. And no matter what we do, rewards, etc, it doesn't seem to make any difference. Today was an all out record of getting put in time out at 6:45am. She's started with the constant "Why?" This past week she has now started with "Leave me alone". Seriously?? They say girls are worse when they are teenagers - I don't think I'm going to survive that if its this bad already.

[snickers4everyone]

Yep. Emmy's been three since the 23rd. Two days after, I was telling her not to do something (a minor thing!) and she crossed her arms, stomped her foot, and huffed "I don't care!" Since then, any time she has time out, she does it. She's refusing to share toys, fake crying when she doesn't get her way, pushing her brother or antagonizing him to make him hit her and get in trouble...it's like, who are you and what have you done with my sweet baby?
She does the Jekyll/Hyde thing too. She tells me not to get in bed with her, then I don't, and she freaks out and asks why I'm not sleeping with her, she wants my cuddles. WTF kid??

[lkamenko]

I am scared now. I was hoping it will get better when they are finally out of "terrible two" stage