For example, she has always been a crappy sleeper. Tonight our battle included one visit when I changed her PJs to a lighter set because I thought she might be too hot- she said, “The baby is happy.” I said, “Why?” She said, “Because she loves you and you take care of her.” Twenty minutes later after continued fussing and on another visit I said, “Fine! I’ll sit in your room for 1 minute and then I’m leaving.” She started to squawk I said, “WHAT is the problem. I’m right here. Go to sleep!”

sigh. not one of my finer moments. it’s not easy is it? when it’s all said and done, i just hope the total good moments outnumber and outweigh the not so good. all we can do is try.

Oooh, Alex, eating the glasses would not have been good.

You’re both going to have rotten days and good days. I’m happy for you both that it turned out to be a good day after all.
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At 2 they just don’t get cause and effect and man it’s draining sometimes. I can’t believe she was so good while you got glasses. She reminds me of Ben. Alex would have been eating the glasses.
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But being hard on myself is my best hobby!

Seriously, though, I guess I feel as though my halo has been slipping a good bit as I’ve been adjusting hormonally to menopause or having a worsening of my mood symptoms or whatever the heck it is. I want to feel a little less frazzled and reactive in general, yet that has proven to be a difficult task. But I’m pushing through.

By the way, I’m glad to hear the naughty corner works! Frankly, when I was a kid, my options were do as I say or you get a slap. I like your way better!

We might have been raised by the same parents! But hubby and I wanted to break that script without going all laissez-faire. That 1-2-3 Magic approach works pretty well. Not perfectly, though nothing is, but at least the naughty corner has a built in plan to deal with escalation if she has one of her off the chain days. The slap or “smack you” approach does not really deal with escalation very well.

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