The 12 Days of Tantrums

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12DaysTis the season… for toddler meltdowns. To all you moms out there who create a daily schedule with a “back-up, back-up” plan and/or have no shame in the bribery game (or to any moms who have been there and are at that enviable point where you’re actually laughing about it), this is for you:

On the first day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: a meltdown in aisle three.

On the second day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: two gentle shoves

and a meltdown in aisle three.

On the third day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: three “count to 10s”,

two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three

On the fourth day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: four bad words,

three “count to 10s”, two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.IMG_8034

On the fifth day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: five glasses of wine,

four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three

On the sixth day of tantrums, my two-year-old  gave to me: six screams while laying,

five glasses of wine, four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.

On the seventh day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: seven heads a spinning,

six screams while laying, five glasses of wine, four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.

On the eighth day of tantrums my two-year-old gave to me: eight evacuated buildings,

seven heads a spinning, six screams while laying, five glasses of wine, four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.

On the ninth day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: nine heads a shaking,

eight evacuated buildings, seven heads a spinningsix screams while laying, five glasses of wine, four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.

Guess what happens when I ask her to take off the "hat"?
The first rule of hat club is don’t talk about the hat club.

On the tenth day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: ten really bad outfits,

nine heads a shaking, eight evacuated buildings, seven heads a spinningsix screams while laying, five glasses of wine, four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.

On the eleventh day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: eleven times in timeout, 

ten really bad outfits, nine heads a shaking, eight evacuated buildings, seven heads a spinning, six screams while laying, five glasses of wine, four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.

On the twelfth day of tantrums, my two-year-old gave to me: twelve big wet kisses,

eleven times in timeout, ten really bad outfits, nine heads a shaking, eight evacuated buildings, seven heads a spinningsix screams while laying, five glasses of wine, four bad words, three “count to 10s,” two gentle shoves and a meltdown in aisle three.

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Andi
Born and raised in the Buckeye state, my husband and I moved to Cincinnati a few years ago by way of Chicago so we could be a little closer to family. We love this little big city, particularly when the trees start to bloom, fireflies are flickering and Riverbend is rockin'. We have two amazing little toddlers who continually entertain us with jokes and great dance moves and three chickens. I write about food, lifestyle and parenting at my blog www.andicurry.com.

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