The phrase "Terrible Twos" is a misnomer. D was pretty good as a two year old. She had issues, don't get me wrong, but they were manageable. If she got into trouble, we would tell her to go to time out and she would walk there. Now, when we ask her to go to time out, we are met with "NO!", fits, and running away.
For the first time in a LONG time, D had a meltdown. This meltdown was a fall to the floor, kicking, screaming, all out meltdown. As if that wasn't bad enough, it was in the library! OY!! We got on her level and tried to talk to her, which just elevated the noise level of the crying. Finally, husband swooped in, picked her up, and carried her out to the car. After about 10 minutes, she was finally calm enough to talk it out, but it was a beating.
I want to write to all of the mommies out there who are in the two year old phase and thinking, "This is no big deal." You are right. This is no big deal, this is the calm before the storm. Just watch out for the "Terrible Threes"!!!
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