lauraw4321 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 My youngest is a typical 3 year old. I had planned to go for a run right after work (before coming home). I realized I forgot to pack a few things and Imissed my kids, so I thought, "hey, I'll take the kids for a walk with the dog!" Why am I so stupid?? Of course the 3 year old threw a fit about something indecipherable. I tried to go and leave her at home. She threw bigger fit and started walking. Then laid on the ground and refused to move. Then when I said we're going home (we'd okay made it 3 houses away) she ran away from me. So I had to carry her back. I just want to get some exercise to help my depression. I also want to see my kids. Now I'm laying on the couch trying not to cry and to not snap at the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Hugs. Those meltdowns suck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 That is so tough when you are trying to juggle so many things. And I agree that indecipherable is a good way to describe some 3 yo behavior. You're doing a good job! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraw4321 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Doesn't help I'm PMSing so it doesn't take much to make me cry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Three is pretty rotten. Pre-rational but moving and making noise. Four was nice, though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraw4321 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Aaaand the dude at the restaurant just asked me when I was due. What a f$@@@ing day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraw4321 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 (Note: not pregnant, just fat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) I can't remember my children ever misbehaving at that age. :p Mind you, I can't remember them being that age. Perhaps I blocked it out for a reason? They are currently 11 and 12, so they both must have been 3 at some time. Right? Edited April 22, 2017 by Julie Smith 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Three year olds and restaurant guys are a-holes. I'm sorry your day was rough. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Just agreeing with you is all I CAN do. My little guy is so so three right now. Hugs, mama. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 It sucks. I have a two & a three year old. Someone is always having a crying & screaming fit about something! My poor teens hide in their rooms a lot. At least they grow up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 💕💕 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) My just about two year old is screaming for some unknown reason right now while my four year old is sobbing uncontrollably because I made her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She asked for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I am convinced that God made these kids so cute so we'd still love them through the ages of 2-4. Edited April 22, 2017 by MedicMom 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Claire Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 DH walked the boys, ages 8, 5, and days-away-from-3, to McDonalds the other day for lunch. DH noticed a man having trouble with the ketchup dispensor and offered him one of their packets of ketchup. The almost-3yr old screamed hysterically for that ketchup packet back for NINETY MINUTES. 90. An hour and a freaking half. Kids. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraw4321 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 DH walked the boys, ages 8, 5, and days-away-from-3, to McDonalds the other day for lunch. DH noticed a man having trouble with the ketchup dispensor and offered him one of their packets of ketchup. The almost-3yr old screamed hysterically for that ketchup packet back for NINETY MINUTES. 90. An hour and a freaking half. Kids. This could so be my DD. Yup. Kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 My just about two year old is screaming for some unknown reason right now while my four year old is sobbing uncontrollably because I made her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She asked for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I am convinced that God made these kids so cute so we'd still love them through the ages of 2-4. I'm positive that's why they're cute. It's for the benefit of their survival until adulthood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 My toddler would probably do the same thing! Run from me, anyway. That's why I use a stroller or baby carrier. Maybe that would help?? Sorry you had such a rough time! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 The day our oldest turned three he announced, "I'm three, and I can do anything I want." Two was pretty easy, but the three year was challenging. Managing the meltdown circus is exhausting. I hope you can get some exercise soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hugs from a distance! Depression sucks, three year olds are adorable but impossible and yep been asked when the baby is due when it was just weight gain! When will people learn that that is never a good question to ask?! Good on you for making the effort to get some exercise to help the depression though. That's great! Hopefully it goes better next time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Aaaand the dude at the restaurant just asked me when I was due. What a f$@@@ing day. What a dope. Some questions should never be asked. Also, it seems to always be guys who foolishly ask this question. Sorry about the meltdown. BTDT. Everything was so much better after 4. I never was a big infant/toddler person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I'm positive that's why they're cute. It's for the benefit of their survival until adulthood. I used to say this about my child with beauitful blue eyes. I only have one blue-eyed child and it is a recessive gene that neither I nor DH have expressed. (Mine are brown/green, DH's are hazel/green.) I always said God gave this child the beautiful eyes in order to offset the maddening behavior. 😠1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Three is the worst. Ugh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Every time I say "Ugh, 12" to myself (okay, sometimes to anyone within earshot) these days, the thought is quickly followed by, "but thank goodness not three." About a year ago, someone at a auto repair shop asked me how many kids we had, and I said two, and they said, "And when's your third due?" And I must say, I was extra speechless because it was a WOMAN, and she should know better!!! Especially since I could have asked her the same question,!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 My kid was so difficult at 3yo. Worst thing about that was that nobody believed me. "Not Miss E, she's sooooo sweet!" :P The super cute photos from those days totally camouflage actual history. Take lots of photos so you can enjoy your kid "memories" after they aren't so little any more. :P 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) I have a three year old too. The freaking attitude I get from this kid. Yikes. She'll be mean and rude, then run up to me and throw her arms around me and say, "You so pwetty!" Edited April 22, 2017 by Mimm 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Luckily my memories are kind of blur about that time in my life with so many little ones all packed together. Maybe they are suppressed memories for self-preservation. :laugh: I do recall many, many moments thinking, "Would you just please pick between these 2 simple options (food, clothes, books, anything) so I can get on with my life?!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: One of my biggest hot buttons when my kids were that age was the running away - that would just send me over the edge. I hope today goes better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 What a dope. Some questions should never be asked. Also, it seems to always be guys who foolishly ask this question. My mil is famous for asking this question of people. She knows she shouldn't, she just can't seem to help herself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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