Comments on: Did you see the balloons? http://insnarkville.com/2006/05/23/did-you-see-the-balloons/ Explorations of Joy, Happiness, Craft, with a little Irony, Satire, and Motherhood, for good measure. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Niki http://insnarkville.com/2006/05/23/did-you-see-the-balloons/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Niki Wed, 24 May 2006 14:22:00 +0000 http://insnarkville.com/?p=47#comment-76 Fortunately we didn't have too much of the biting stuff with ours, though #1 bit once in response to someone throwing sand in her hair (she knew it meant a bath, which she hated, but didn't have the words to respond, so she bit!), and #2 seemed to think it fun to try out her new teeth on Mommy while nursing. Let me just say, it explains a lot about her now - I'm sure the shrieks warped her for life. As I told you before, these daycare people suck. They are expecting rational behavior and reasoning from 2 year olds. There is a reason 2 year olds need to be watched at every moment - they're all about me me me, and if you do something they don't like, they react with "they're hurting me, I'll hurt them." They're 2! Now - will the teachers know you're observing, because they may choose today to give Duke the royal treatment if they know. I'm hoping the director is smart enough to know better, but you never can tell. I did tell Mark last night about Duke holding his head still, and he just cracked up, saying he could just see Duke doing that. And perhaps yelling "mahk, mahk, mahk" at the same time? Hang in there, it will get better. And no, don't knit your dad black socks. That would not be fun. Fortunately we didn’t have too much of the biting stuff with ours, though #1 bit once in response to someone throwing sand in her hair (she knew it meant a bath, which she hated, but didn’t have the words to respond, so she bit!), and #2 seemed to think it fun to try out her new teeth on Mommy while nursing. Let me just say, it explains a lot about her now – I’m sure the shrieks warped her for life.

As I told you before, these daycare people suck. They are expecting rational behavior and reasoning from 2 year olds. There is a reason 2 year olds need to be watched at every moment – they’re all about me me me, and if you do something they don’t like, they react with “they’re hurting me, I’ll hurt them.” They’re 2! Now – will the teachers know you’re observing, because they may choose today to give Duke the royal treatment if they know. I’m hoping the director is smart enough to know better, but you never can tell.

I did tell Mark last night about Duke holding his head still, and he just cracked up, saying he could just see Duke doing that. And perhaps yelling “mahk, mahk, mahk” at the same time?

Hang in there, it will get better. And no, don’t knit your dad black socks. That would not be fun.

]]> By: Anonymous http://insnarkville.com/2006/05/23/did-you-see-the-balloons/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Anonymous Wed, 24 May 2006 10:53:00 +0000 http://insnarkville.com/?p=47#comment-75 Uh-oh. I better get a move on this package for you. It seems like you need some goodies. About the biting, since Duke's almost three see if he can be moved to a room with 3 year olds. There shouldn't be any biting going on there. The biter isn't able to express his/her angry with word so out come the fangs. Anywho. If they have a separate room for 3 year olds, I say push for a transition to the 3s room. Take care and take some time for yourself. Your Secret Pal Uh-oh. I better get a move on this package for you. It seems like you need some goodies.

About the biting, since Duke’s almost three see if he can be moved to a room with 3 year olds. There shouldn’t be any biting going on there. The biter isn’t able to express his/her angry with word so out come the fangs. Anywho. If they have a separate room for 3 year olds, I say push for a transition to the 3s room. Take care and take some time for yourself.

Your Secret Pal

]]> By: badmommy http://insnarkville.com/2006/05/23/did-you-see-the-balloons/comment-page-1/#comment-74 badmommy Tue, 23 May 2006 16:03:00 +0000 http://insnarkville.com/?p=47#comment-74 I am so jealous of the Socks that Rock yarn. I can't believe I was so short-sighted (read: cheap) that I didn't sign up for the Club when they were still accepting memberships. Next time I'll know better. So sorry everybody's not well at your house - you're right that mommies aren't allowed to be sick and in my opinion that just sucks. We were on the other end of the biting thing. I was getting notes in our parent pocket for months saying that C had bit another kid. I was horrified but the day care people were great - said it was a normal thing during that transition where kids are learning to talk and are frustrated when they're not understood. They worked really hard with him to get him to knock it off - lots of behavior modification and efforts to get him to use his words, etc. He bit me a couple of times too. We ALL watched him pretty carefully for awhile there. In keeping with my Bad Mommy personality, I was THRILLED when I finally started getting notes in the parent pocket that said C had been bit by another child. I figured it was a karma thing and that he was only getting what he deserved. Maybe the Duke would like to come over and work out his feelings by biting C? :-) Hope you're feeling better. I'm off tomorrow and would be happy to take the Duke off your hands for a bit if you'd like a nap. No biting, I promise. I am so jealous of the Socks that Rock yarn. I can’t believe I was so short-sighted (read: cheap) that I didn’t sign up for the Club when they were still accepting memberships. Next time I’ll know better.

So sorry everybody’s not well at your house – you’re right that mommies aren’t allowed to be sick and in my opinion that just sucks.

We were on the other end of the biting thing. I was getting notes in our parent pocket for months saying that C had bit another kid. I was horrified but the day care people were great – said it was a normal thing during that transition where kids are learning to talk and are frustrated when they’re not understood. They worked really hard with him to get him to knock it off – lots of behavior modification and efforts to get him to use his words, etc. He bit me a couple of times too. We ALL watched him pretty carefully for awhile there. In keeping with my Bad Mommy personality, I was THRILLED when I finally started getting notes in the parent pocket that said C had been bit by another child. I figured it was a karma thing and that he was only getting what he deserved. Maybe the Duke would like to come over and work out his feelings by biting C? :-)

Hope you’re feeling better. I’m off tomorrow and would be happy to take the Duke off your hands for a bit if you’d like a nap. No biting, I promise.

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