Hunter was throwing a MAMMOTH temper tantrum this afternoon. He usually has them around bedtime, this one struck a bit early. It started with him wanting some kind of snack. He had just finished a popsicle, so I told him he needed to eat a meal, like a sandwich. He was already freaking out about that when I pulled out my own popsicle. He suddenly wanted another popsicle. I tried to discuss the situation with him, but his ear-ringing screaming kept getting in the way. Finally I dragged him (yes, dragged..it's very hard to carry a 35 lb. kid who is kicking & screaming, when I have this big, sensitive belly) to his room and told him he needed to stay there until he calmed down. Last time I did this, he went balistic and emptied his books off his shelf, tipped over his toy bucket and dumped all of his other buckets of misc things all over the floor. Plus he took the ottoman and pushed it over on it's side. Then he fell asleep while crying in his bed. Anyhow, this time, I warned him that if he did anything destructive he would be getting spanked. He stayed in there and screamed for a good 10 minutes. I was seriously waiting for someone to come knocking on the door to find out if everything was ok or if I was beating him. He screamed for Daddy, then switched to Jacob. He was throwing toys at the door, which earned him a spanking. Then he was banging the shutters around and I had to correct that behavior. I walked back to the kitchen and he came running and screaming behind me saying, "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy..." I hugged him as he continued to cry my name. Then, I took him to the rocking chair in the family room and we sat for a few minutes before he fell asleep. It was very satisfying to place his calm and sleeping body on the couch!! I don't normally enjoy nap days since he will be up until probably 11 tonight, but today, a much-needed nap definitely trumps 11:00 p.m. bedtime! I enjoyed the 30 minutes of silence until Jacob returned from school! Terrible Twos ain't got nothing on this 3 year old!!!
Round 2
Well, it turned out to be a MAMMOTH tantrum afternoon! After Hunter woke up from his nap, it didn't take him long to morph into the crazed, screaming demon we have been witnessing lately. He wanted a cookie. I told him he would need to eat his sandwich first. I left him at the table to do so. I was on the computer when I heard the garbage close. Then Hunter came in to announce that he was done with his sandwich. I followed him into the kitchen where I immediately opened the garbage and discovered his entire sandwich, minus a few small bites. We had this problem a few nights ago when I told him he needed to eat his grapes before he could have ice cream. Suddenly his grapes were gone and I was thrilled he had actually finished them. I produced my end of the bargain and as he was eating his ice cream, it dawned on me to check the garbage. Sure enough, that is where they were. It is one of his new sneaky tricks. We discussed that this is wrong and he'd better not waste any more food. Back to today, I informed him he would not be able to get a cookie since he threw his sandwich away. His meltdown started immediately and continued to escalate for the better part of an hour. He cried that he wanted me to make him another sandwich so he could eat it and then get his cookie. I told him I would not do that and that he would not be getting a cookie today. He screamed, tried to climb on the counter to get the cookies and actually grabbed them. We had a stand off and I told him to put them back on the counter or he would get a spanking. As I was counting and almost to 3, he turned around and ran. I chased him to my room where I finally got the cookies away from him. Then I told him to get out of my room. He screamed that he wanted to watch a movie in there. I told him no, I wanted him out of my room. This turned into another battle and I finally had to drag him out of my room and to time out. He decided to start spitting and blowing his nose on the floor. Then he was pulling the chair up and letting the legs land back on the ground. All of this was going on while he was constantly screaming. Then he decided to take off his clothes. He removed everything and threw it on the floor. He was completely naked. This has never happened before and I didn't quite know how to handle it! After about 5 more minutes of him lashing out in any way he could think and screaming so loud my blood was boiling, he finally started to hug me and calm down. We had a talk and I hoped something got through to him. That was a gigantic hope! I decided since he was already naked, he should just take his bath. He disagreed and the whole wailing & screaming thing started all over again, about 3 minutes after it had ended. I got him into the bath and he stood in the corner. I got shampoo to wash him and he decided he wanted to stay in the bath. I told him I would wash him and then he could stay. While I was washing him, he got soap in his eye and he wasn't very happy about that. After we were done, he stood up. I told him if he wanted to stay in the bath he needed to sit down. Of course he didn't want to listen to me. Finally I just grabbed him and pulled him out. Enter the start of meltdown #5 of the afternoon, more specifically, the last few hours. He was screaming as I held onto him to keep him from getting back in the bath. Then he was kicking around so I couldn't put his underwear on. He finally let me after I threatened that if he wouldn't wear his underwear I would just put a diaper on him. He finally calmed down and told me he wanted his pajamas on. Once he was calm & quiet, I was finally able to hear the huge rainstorm I was missing, while being sound-blasted by Hunter. I headed to my phone so I could call Trevor and tell him to come home because I was DONE, when he walked through door. Since he has been home, Hunter has been totally fine. The possessed being seems to have left his body for the afternoon. He usually has one of these during the day. Today was a REALLY bad day!! Hopefully he will outgrow this nonsense before December!!!
Round 2
Well, it turned out to be a MAMMOTH tantrum afternoon! After Hunter woke up from his nap, it didn't take him long to morph into the crazed, screaming demon we have been witnessing lately. He wanted a cookie. I told him he would need to eat his sandwich first. I left him at the table to do so. I was on the computer when I heard the garbage close. Then Hunter came in to announce that he was done with his sandwich. I followed him into the kitchen where I immediately opened the garbage and discovered his entire sandwich, minus a few small bites. We had this problem a few nights ago when I told him he needed to eat his grapes before he could have ice cream. Suddenly his grapes were gone and I was thrilled he had actually finished them. I produced my end of the bargain and as he was eating his ice cream, it dawned on me to check the garbage. Sure enough, that is where they were. It is one of his new sneaky tricks. We discussed that this is wrong and he'd better not waste any more food. Back to today, I informed him he would not be able to get a cookie since he threw his sandwich away. His meltdown started immediately and continued to escalate for the better part of an hour. He cried that he wanted me to make him another sandwich so he could eat it and then get his cookie. I told him I would not do that and that he would not be getting a cookie today. He screamed, tried to climb on the counter to get the cookies and actually grabbed them. We had a stand off and I told him to put them back on the counter or he would get a spanking. As I was counting and almost to 3, he turned around and ran. I chased him to my room where I finally got the cookies away from him. Then I told him to get out of my room. He screamed that he wanted to watch a movie in there. I told him no, I wanted him out of my room. This turned into another battle and I finally had to drag him out of my room and to time out. He decided to start spitting and blowing his nose on the floor. Then he was pulling the chair up and letting the legs land back on the ground. All of this was going on while he was constantly screaming. Then he decided to take off his clothes. He removed everything and threw it on the floor. He was completely naked. This has never happened before and I didn't quite know how to handle it! After about 5 more minutes of him lashing out in any way he could think and screaming so loud my blood was boiling, he finally started to hug me and calm down. We had a talk and I hoped something got through to him. That was a gigantic hope! I decided since he was already naked, he should just take his bath. He disagreed and the whole wailing & screaming thing started all over again, about 3 minutes after it had ended. I got him into the bath and he stood in the corner. I got shampoo to wash him and he decided he wanted to stay in the bath. I told him I would wash him and then he could stay. While I was washing him, he got soap in his eye and he wasn't very happy about that. After we were done, he stood up. I told him if he wanted to stay in the bath he needed to sit down. Of course he didn't want to listen to me. Finally I just grabbed him and pulled him out. Enter the start of meltdown #5 of the afternoon, more specifically, the last few hours. He was screaming as I held onto him to keep him from getting back in the bath. Then he was kicking around so I couldn't put his underwear on. He finally let me after I threatened that if he wouldn't wear his underwear I would just put a diaper on him. He finally calmed down and told me he wanted his pajamas on. Once he was calm & quiet, I was finally able to hear the huge rainstorm I was missing, while being sound-blasted by Hunter. I headed to my phone so I could call Trevor and tell him to come home because I was DONE, when he walked through door. Since he has been home, Hunter has been totally fine. The possessed being seems to have left his body for the afternoon. He usually has one of these during the day. Today was a REALLY bad day!! Hopefully he will outgrow this nonsense before December!!!
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