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Lost it today

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RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:10

With The Little Demon, again! He has been very trying all weekend, crying for an hour when we put him to bed, waking early in the morning with a screaming session, refusing his food, screaming at us for no good purpose, biting, hitting, whingeing all the time. I think his horns are coming through but even so...

Yesterday he was in the creche and I thought I would take dd to Bordeaux for a treat. Well, the first shop we went in she nearly passed out. I thought we was too hot so took her to a cafe and got her an orange juice. Set off for the park, she turns to me in the middle of a busy shopping street and says "mummy, my legs are funny" then she vomits all over the street. Most people just dashed out of the way of the splashing vomit, but some kind man gave us his packet of tissus. She then vomited again on the way back to the van.

The rest of the day was spent mopping up vomit and comforting her. Last night I slept crap as I was expecting her to wake me, which whe did, twice. This morning I awoke to TLD's usual screaming chorus. Dd still not feeling brill so take them both downstairs, TLD struggling all the way. He screams when I give him his breakfast, he screams when he finishes his breakfast, he screams when I offer him a banana. There is no food in and I need to go shopping, but dd doesn't want me to leave her and TLD is just trotting around moaning, hitting dd, throwing his toys, etc. I hunt for the number of the creche to ask them to take him today, but I can't find the damn thing. TLD sees that I am doing something without him so he trots up to me, hits me and screams at me. At this point I do lose it, I scream back at him and tell him that he's a "horrible little boy", not that he can understand anyway! I flung him onto the chair and screamed some more, I just lost my temper basically. I hate doing it, it's no good trying to teach him not to scream and shout when I'm doing it! It didn't do dd any good either.

I got him into the creche, but he's due out in an hour and I just feel at the end of my tether with him. I can't go out because of dd, I have to keep him away from her, comfort her and entertain him at the same time. HELP!

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RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:11

Tissus???? Tissues even!

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Springchicken · 25/10/2005 12:14

Oh dear Rhubarb! Must be awful having a poorly DD and a manic DS. I find it hard enough when my DD is poorly and she demands 110% of my attention and she is an only child atm.

No advice really just hope your day gets a bit better

Bozza · 25/10/2005 12:18

Had this problem the other week Rhubarb when DS had tonsilitis and DD who is 17 months was being a pest. DS had some nasty antibiotics to take so I sat him on my knee to administer them (I was sat on the toilet in the bathroom). DD gets a major attack of jealousy and hits DS and tries to climb on my knee while I am giving him the medicine. Grr. And so it went on.

So no advice but sympathy. It is hard when the older one is poorly. Don't feel too badly about getting mad.

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Weatherwax · 25/10/2005 12:21

Sorry no advice just sympathies. My little demon has turned into a drawer. squares and squiggles on tables, walls, chairs etc. I used to scream at her before this phase but I think its all gone, so I just sigh tell her how bad it is and ignore her screams Sorry its a bad spelling day

Papillon · 25/10/2005 12:23

hey Rhubarb you spelt everything really well, a little tissue slipup is allowed

bit like your day - you are doing everything you can, but constant harrassment drives even the most placid person potty! All I can say is count to 10 or 5 or 100... perhaps you should yourself timeout rather than him! Go hide in the bedroom for 5 minutes - like hide and go seek.

All else failing, tie him to the leg of the chair and fit a muzzle oh maybe just give him the electronic dummy today.. TV if he is willing to watch that is!

RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:24

Thanks! Does anyone want a baby to adopt then?

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Papillon · 25/10/2005 12:25

due in December and just bought dd a baby doll... so we are set

Thanks anyway - perhaps a trip to eBay?

QueenVictoria · 25/10/2005 12:26

It happens sometimes. I dont have any advice but i do sympathise.

LadySherlockofLGJ · 25/10/2005 12:26

Oh Rhubarb.

He has probably forgotten all about it.

I flipped yesterday and did that whingeing noise back at him, only louder and Ds was so shocked that he forget what he was whinging about and wandered off.

RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:28

He starts really crying when I shout at him, and he ran to his sister for support!

Anyone have any ideas what I can do to keep him occupied this afternoon?

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LadySherlockofLGJ · 25/10/2005 12:28

How old is he ??

RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:34

22 months. But quite immature for his age really.

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LadySherlockofLGJ · 25/10/2005 12:41

oh hard one

RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:44

Wish I had a playpen or something, a large cage perhaps! I just feel very stressed atm, out of patience, snappy and I'm not even due!!!

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LadySherlockofLGJ · 25/10/2005 12:46

DVD ??

Playdough ??

Large pack of pasta shapes and few bowls

Wooden spoons and pots (noisy ) but always a popular one.

Pasta shapes in empty water bottles, lid on tight.

RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:49

Thanks! I tried videos yesterday but he wasn't interested, however I could try again today. He'll eat the pasta, break the glass jars, eat the play dough and hit dd with the wooden spoons!!! I'm going to print some pictures off the Net of JCBs for him to scribble over, he likes diggers. I just hope he hasn't slept cause then I can put him straight to bed!

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spookylucy · 25/10/2005 12:54

Have you got a travel cot? It could double up as a play pen if he cant escape from it. My little devil could from an early age. have you tried the telly? Last resort!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RottenRhubarbWitch · 25/10/2005 12:55

No travel cot unfortunately. Besides what he normally does is put all his weight on one side so that it tips up, then he screams some more. Does anyone know of any good online digger pictures that he can colour in?

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Papillon · 25/10/2005 12:57

www.tinyplanets.com/

BING & BONG

WickedWestCountryLass · 25/10/2005 21:37

Awwwww, hang on in there.

They have an amazing ability to get right undr your skin.

I try not to shout but occasionally when the chips are down I lose it (everyone does). At the end of the day your DS (and DD) will learn that Mummy has her limits, just like everyone else, and that Mummy can lose her temper but will return to being the Mummy they know and love. Its a valuable lesson all round me thinks

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