MY TODDLER IS OFFICIALLY A TERRIBLE TWO

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TERRIBLE TWOS – TINY BIPOLAR HUMAN – LITTLE WALKING NIGHTMARE BLESSING

One day Michael is going to grow up and stumble upon this post and either A) Hate me. B) Hate me. C) Demand more allowance. D) Be a chill dude because he realizes how much I love him. Before he find this post, though, I am going to listen to his daddy tell me how mean I am for ‘making fun of him’. Because all I do is make fun of him. Blah. Blah. Blah. And this is the point in his life he realizes I have been the cool parent and his dad has been the fuddy duddy all along. True story.

THE FATHER IS ALWAYS A REPUBLICAN TOWARD HIS SON, AND HIS MOTHER’S ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT. –ROBERT FROST

Let’s get some real talk out of the way… Michael sometimes drive me nuts. I love him a ton, but I really mean it when I say he sometimes drives me freaking nuts. Nuts, I tell ya! I feel better. And for the record, every parent thinks their terrible twos child drives them nuts at one point during this process. Don’t let them pull the wool over your eyes!

Joining the terrible twos with his first haircut at 23 months old!

A FEW REASONS WHY I LOVE MY TERRIBLE TWO TODDLER

I came home from a treatment and my mother-in-law asked me if Michael knew how to say the oh so delicate word for ba–donk-ka-donk . You bet he does! (Insert proud parent moment.)
I am allowed to be late and/or miss events I didn’t really want to attend because I have a good excuse, AKA naptime. Thank you for the escape!
My own experience with the terrible twos taught me not to be such a judgmental (not nice word).
- In public when a toddler was throwing down, before I had Michael, “Get that kid under control! Why do those parents bring their kid out to places other people are at? They should stay home until this phase is over.”

In public NOW when a toddler is throwing a fit I’m like, “I feel soooo bad for the parents. Gah! Hopefully they find something to distract s/he with soon!”

Michael woke up one morning and decided he wanted to wipe his own butt… on the toilet! What kid beats their parents to the punch on potty training?

And because I adore the terrible two love bug I call Michael, I take a week off to throw a wicked birthday party! Scratch that. I take a week off to throw TWO wicked birthday parties: one of his day of birth and one on the following Saturday.

Confession– I simply adore throwing parties. Themed parties. Little people parties. Parties for my cats. Parties for purple people. Parties!

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