Jillian has not had a fever since Monday. But she has not returned to her normal self. She has major fits, throws tantrums, cries and whines constantly.
She has not slept well in days. She goes down easy at 8:00 but is quickly in our bed by 11:00. She tosses and turns and wakes up frequently. When she wakes up, she is crying or screaming. I mean, it is a little scary. Is she wrestling a demon?
Mommy and Daddy (and even Grammie and Poppy) are drained. When is our sweet charming little girl going to return?
So I have a confession to make. This morning, I was on my own. Rocco has been waking up early around 5:30 or 5:45. So I was giving him a bottle and trying to quietly get ready while Jillian slept. BUT then she woke up and started the day with her crying fit. She wanted to make muffins. I calmly explained that we did not have time to make muffins today because Mommy had to work and she had to go to school. Another crying fit started with “I don’t want to go to school.” Mommy is starting to panic. But then it struck me – Ashley, do what you have to do to have a pleasant morning and get the day started with positivity. So I said,
Jillian we don’t have muffins but you can have a bar. AKA one of these……
This instantly made her happy. Then I said she could get it out of the pantry herself. She was more happy. And then I said she could get one out for Rocco. More happiness.
So there is my confession…..I am a terrible mother. I cannot control my daughter and I used chocolate granola bars to get some peace and quiet in my house.
So we were good for about 10 minutes. I finished getting dressed and ready for work and then I got Rocco dressed. And then I tried to get Jillian ready. Let another tantrum start! She did not like the outfit I picked. She repeated she did not want to go to school and basically cried the whole way to school. Fighting me to put her shoes on. Fighting me to get in the carseat. Fighting me dragging her in the school. And crying when I dropped her off in her classroom.
Pleasant, pleasant morning!!! God bless the bar that gave me 10 minutes of peace this morning. I really hope she snaps out of this soon!! We can only take so much.
5 comments:
Hey, we do what we have to do sometimes. My 16-month old has seen Monsters Inc. more times than I'd like to admit, but it buys me time when I need it most.
I am just impressed that you could even think straight after waking up at 5:45 a.m. I hope she gets out of her funk soon.
Hope she gets out of her funk soon.
Well, don't judge me but I give my kids candy for breakfast if they want it...I figure it can't be that much worse than sugary cereal and I just do what I gotta do to get out the door without pulling all my hair out.
:-) (maybe I should have posted this anonymously.)
I thought the 25% less sugar granola bars with a yogurt drink was good for breakfast! Some mornings there is just not enough time!
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