So, Simon is almost 2. He's acting every bit of
it. He's starting to be a real handful. He seems to fight us at
every turn and kicks, bites, and I even think he hit another little girl the
other day. And you should see the fight he puts up over medicine. I don't know what to do. We don’t spank because I believe you can’t teach a kid to not
hit by hitting them. I try to
comfort him when he starts to get upset.
I don’t yell (for the most part).
I try to distract him with other things. His big punishment is time out which doesn’t go very well.
I’m starting to really feel like a parent now. I second guess everything I do. I know we were lax when he was in the
hospital. He could more or less
watch whatever he wanted and eat whatever he’d swallow. I try not to let him watch too much tv
and give in to him all the time.
But it’s a hard habit to break.
I wonder if he’s in pain from teething. I wonder if he’s turning into a bully. I wonder if I’m too soft. Whether or not I am, I’m not going to
start spanking. I wonder if he’s
just a normal 2 year old kid. I’ve
been in tears several times this week because I feel like I’m failing him. I can’t comfort him.
Being a mommy is hard.
I pray I’m doing a good job.
