i would like to share with you this hilarious tumblr called reasons my son is crying. i believe it helped me with our own son's tantrum tonight, because if you can't laugh on the inside while it's happening, it's quite possible to injure said-child during his insane meltdowns. tonight it was because he wanted to hold on to his book when it was time to say goodbye to it. i actually would have probably let him keep it, but he started having an attitude about it, which means to me that it was a teaching time. teaching what, you may ask. well, we have a counselor friend who told us that the two most important things we must teach our children are that (1) we love them always and (2) we will always win. i focused on number 2 and then went to number 1. it was as successful as i could have hoped with a 1.5 year old.
after that mini-drama, mo and i read a story together a couple of times. afterward, he flipped through the book quietly on his own for a bit and then started pretend-picking some bees off the page and pretend-eating them. i asked if i could have some too, and he joyfully pretend-picked some more off and pretend-fed them to me. it made my heart so full and proud. this sweet and tender child is going to be a great big brother. :O)
also, i'd been meaning to tell you, he's been getting his 7th and 8th molars since a week or so ago. i tried to keep track of when he was getting his teeth, but these molars seriously seemed to all spring up at around the same time! ouch!
lovelove,
helen
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