tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10306728.post2357574819210009756..comments2023-05-05T11:03:40.649-04:00Comments on Purple Ink: Somebody help meBroadway Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644413332521237567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10306728.post-58295228964131236152008-02-18T17:07:00.000-05:002008-02-18T17:07:00.000-05:00The one thing that makes me feel better is it seem...The one thing that makes me feel better is it seems like everyone we know with a 3-year-old is going through pretty much the same thing. I find it amazing how strong-willed she can be. She just REALLY wants to get her own way, which I guess is testing her limits. She wants to see how far she can go to get her own way.Frauleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905145889568999476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10306728.post-53602603365415932252008-02-15T13:48:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:48:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness! That will make for one heck of a "...Oh my goodness! That will make for one heck of a "how I became blind" story! :(Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505420894898738638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10306728.post-80326156875641884322008-02-15T09:03:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:03:00.000-05:00The big one went through the same thing at about t...The big one went through the same thing at about that age (which coincided with the birth of her little sister, so, not too surprising). We had the same taking away toys approach, and by the end she was down to a cardboard box and a straw, I think. The naughty steps also seemed to help -- you sit there for however long the time out is, and if you get up the clock goes back to zero. Took some time to get it through her head that I meant it, but eventually got there.<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of was just testing limits - what can I get away with? I'm fine with being the mean Mommy, so she eventually learned that well, you can't get away with jack around me, so cut it out now.<BR/><BR/>Of course, now I'm going through all of this with the little one, so apparently, I just have really "assertive" kids. Or as the pre-school teacher put it "well, she really knows her own mind." Given that I'm pretty much a pain in the ass, it's not surprising, and it certainly does make my mother cackle with glee whenever she hears them screaming like banshees while we're on the phone.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446674233982261846noreply@blogger.com