Can I survive my child?

[techgirl]

Ok I admit the title may be a little extreme, but these past 2 days has this going through my mind. She has refused naps for the past 2 days, which makes her a cranky monster. She has so far thrown last nights' dinner on the floor(on purpose because she wanted dessert and was told dinner needed to be gone in order for that to happen), called me a bad mommy(that just hurts), demands to go to grandma's, and today for the coup de grace, get this, while I was showering, she decided to finger paint with the poop from her diaper. It was all over my furniture, toys, her, you get the picture. The best part, she thought it was funny. I don't have a problem with feces, I work with animals and have worn it on more than one occasion. My home however is a different story. I put her in a time out after her shower and now she's passed out. I am feeling so frustrated and angry right now with her and am doing my best to not lose it on her. I know she has no interest in potty training(she's 3) and I am not pushing it. All I want is for her to tell me when she needs to be changed. I check on her regularly because it is becoming a game with her to not let me know when she's dirty. I am just going to lose my mind if this continues. I am so looking forward to Friday where grandma can take her for me. It's not coming fast enough for me right now. Just needed to vent. Now I have to clean some more. :main_angry: :bigcry: :furious3: :veryangry2: those emoticons should pretty much give you an idea to my mood right now

 

[Mel&Keith]

That's exactly why we don't have kids! I only spend 1 hour a day with 5 year olds and it is more than enough. I'm pretty sure satan takes hold of them from ages 2-6. Hopefully it's a quick phase that you'll both live through. Good luck!

 

[techgirl]

Fortunately after her quick nap she woke up as happy as can be. Ate dinner well and even helped with the dishes. She is normally a happy kid and listens well. It's when she does these things, that it drives me crazy. I'm just glad I didn't take my frustations out on her because then I would have felt worse. I'm glad I was just able to vent here about it because my bf was just like "oh well, it happens" Yeah, he ain't cleaning the poop out of the seat cushions and the cat(I found that out later when he was walking by, he was not happy with his bath). Her and I sat down during dinner and semi-talked about what she did today and hopefully she understood. I just pray for no more repeats.