To hate parenting two year olds?

[twoyearoldhell]

I hate the tantrums, the exhaustion, absolutely no way to reason with them, defiance and anger over the most ridiculous things.

I know three is not a breeze. But dear god a full year of two may finish me off.

I loved two! Just for a different viewpoint - they tend to have lots of energy so I headed out early and let them walk, climb and run. Keep them busy and tantrums are much less I find. Avoid overtiredness or hunger. Indoors we did play doh, jigsaws, sit on the couch and read together. Bath if cranky, they'd stay in there forever at that age with bubbles and toys. With the reasoning, don't even try, fake it till you make it with plenty of sympathy and acknowledgement and I found they're quicker to move on then. Avoid too much choice or any if cranky.
Hope your dc is at least sleeping so you get some time.

Hate to break it, but I distinctly remember that 3 was worse 😆

I thought three was better in many respects, but I worry my dd was just a great kid, and my ds is a standard toddler. His speech is very poor too which doesnt help; he gets distressed when he isn't understood and he doesn't have enough words to communicate. Sometimes it looks hard to be two!

I was lucky in that all mine were easy toddlers, at 2 & 3 they just wanted to please mummy, it was lovely, sigh.....
The teenage years however 😱😱😱
I may need therapy to recover 😂

I definitely prefer three to two (I have an older child as well.) Both mine were fairly nice until they turned two then became very independent. It’s a good sign, I know, but exhausting!

I remember thinking how we didn't have the terrible 2s.. then we literally hit his 3rd birthday 😬

Omg, had exactly this the first time around. The 2 Yr old I have now is a bloody maniac. The tantrums are on another level. Spends the day literally shouting blue murder. I need ear defenders and vodka just to make it through the day.

Haha I could say this too 😂😂😂

My first was an absolute angel, we still talk about how he never had a single tantrum he was so easy going, I really thought I was a fucking amazing parent.

Then I had my second and the less said about that the better….

I found four was when it all got much easier.

Four is a lovely age. I’m holding out for four. And my four year old was an arse at two and three.

I’m with you OP, DD has gone to bed with no top on as I couldn’t face the battle. Lucky it’s summer…😂

Urgh mine were no fun at 2 😅😅. Better by 3 and verging on reasonable by 4. They’re 10 and 12 now - we’re on holiday and it’s lovely! Goes by quickly but for me it was not the fun stage of parenting.

Same but change the his for ‘her’ 😁

I currently have a 2 AND a 3 year old (and a 13yr old) My 2yr old is easier than my 3yr old! But my eldest was a dream toddler/child so the younger 2 have been something of a shock to the system 😂

Right there with you OP. My middle DC is 2.5 and some days I don’t think I’m going to make it to bedtime. She’s also dropped her nap completely, so there is no break during the day, and the hour before bedtime is absolute hell as she’s overtired. Everything is a drama, the screaming is off the charts, and sometimes I literally have to block my ears and leave the room.

I just look at my gorgeous 7-year old, whose 2-3-year old years were absolutely horrendous, and remind myself that it does get better.

My youngest is 13 months, and I’m dreading going through it with him soon. I agree with others that 4-years old is the magic number when things become infinitely easier.