Anyone like to have a three year old for their very own? I’m thinking of selling mine (I may actually give her away, depending on the offers).
Lilly, Queen of the Universe, has been a wonderful child. Sweet disposition, cute as a button, smart, charming, (stop me when you’ve heard enough), obedient, etc. etc. etc.
Until now…
During the past two weeks she has:
Told me to “mind my own business.”
Poked a classmate in the eye in the morning, then kicked her later in the afternoon.
Tried to bite a classmate.
Decided that “no” stomp, stomp, stomp is the answer to everything.
Told me she wants a bellybutton ring.
As we live in VA, I’m beginning to think that she may, in fact, be sneaking out of the house and making her way to NOVA (my parents live in Fredericksburg) with a high powered rifle. The sniper on the loose isn’t a crazed veteran…he’s a blue-eyed, blonde haired three year old.
That account for the low caliber round. She’s afraid that a large round would demonstrate (unfavorable) so of the less favored of Newton’s laws of motion.
You don’t need to sell her. You merely need to sit down in a calm, non-threatening manner and explain to her that her behavior is unacceptable and will result in “time-outs” and loss of privileges. You need to point out that in society, certain actions can be interpreted as hostile and in order to grow up to be a mature, responsible adult, she needs to…
no…
sorry…
It hurts to much to write this. I think I ruptured my sarcasm bone. No, I don’t want her. Maybe all she needs is a puppy!!!
Remember your mother saying that some day you’d have a child just like you??? And now you do.
There should be a place to put them between the ages of about 18 months and 5 years.
If you can manage to hang on for a couple of years of this purgatory, she’ll actually begin to turn into a human. Beware, though, toddlerhood is just a sample of what’s coming once she hits puberty. Imagine a larger, stronger, more educated toddler with raging hormones. The best is yet to come.
Of course, they do grow up if you let them live that long, and 25 years from now, you’ll be laughing as you talk about her childhood antics.
Don’t forget that you eventually do get revenge - when she has kids of her own.
She’s only three?! If you get rid of her now there’s very little return on your investment (unless, of course, you get a really good price for her.) I’d suggest trying to keep her around at least until she’s old enough to do dishes, laundry, shovel snow, etc.
