Comments on: Does Fed-Ex ship live items?

By: justmylife

justmylife — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:16:47 +0000

You are not alone! My 8 year old is still like that. Her way or no way! I am trying yet again to break her of her bad habit of arguing with me or whining to get her way. Its hard and it takes nerves of steel. I do pick and choose my battles, otherwise I would go out of my effin mind! justmylife's last blog post..It's raining, It's pouring....

By: Jenni

Jenni — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:26:50 +0000

Every 2-3 year old I’ve had yet goes through an insane, independent, OCD, ridiculous demands stage. It does pass. I promise.

But it’s hell while it lasts.

The only advice I have is pick and choose. I have one going into the stage and one coming out of it. I just try to remember each of their quirks and avoid the arguments by giving in whenever I can. It makes for exhausting days, but I’d rather be exhausted than in jail for murder!

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By: Doodaddy

Doodaddy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:06:53 +0000

Man, we’re totally getting the same thing. Read your Karp is all I can say.

Good luck!

P.S. I actually know for a fact that FedEx does ship certain live things… long story!

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By: Amy3

Amy3 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:59:40 +0000

Oh don’t even get me started. I’m curently trying to actually ship my daughter to another country. Paris in fact, for a semester abroad. So she can learn that being independent is more than having an apartment 45 minutes from home and telling me what she will and will not do all the while needing money for this and this and this and this which is not independent at all. Independent is not ‘mom pays for my whole entire life’.

You want her? She’ll be 19 in April. She’s pretty. (She’ll make you BEG GOD for the sock wars.)

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By: ali

ali — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:12:49 +0000

oh yes. have been there. it gets better. i promise. {hugs} ali's last blog post..tendonitis. and thai cooking. and getting toasted.

By: LD

LD — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:29:19 +0000

Not alone.
We are dealing with new stuff but equally as fun.
It’s REALLY hard not to give in, especially if it means being late for work.
You need to read my yesterday’s post cause I’m feeling the same way.
Everything is a battle. Right now our big thing is that we’re telling Matt he has to “be nice” and we’re trying to reward him and punish him accordingly. But, the rewards stuff is just beginning to make sense to him.
Basically, right now parenting is hellish.
His daycare teacher told me that all the kids are like this right now because of the weather. And, I’ll admit I’m cranky now because of the weather.
I also have been known to burst into tears when Matt is crying over something like the fact I bought Dora fruit snacks not Spongebob fruit snacks. At least it throws him for a loop and makes me feel better.

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By: Lexi

Lexi — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:52:50 +0000

You are not alone! But I must agree with the above and tell you that 3 is worse…in my house, 4 is worse! It was better, until the new baby came, and now it’s terror again. And he’s learned to wait until I’m all comfy in the recliner feeding the baby to get into shit.
We are surviving….whether we’ll all survive in the end is up for grabs…cuz then we’ll have teenagers!
But I guess others have made it, because there sure are a lot of people in the world…

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By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:50:53 +0000

Not alone. We are going through the same thing here. Like Naomi says 2 for 1 deal in shipping maybe. Hang in there…like they say it gets better, but although reading Gina’s comment above doesn’t help, hearing that 3 is worse makes me want to run far far away.

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:51:36 +0000

Been there (twice). Three is infinitely worse than two, sadly. But they do get better around four. Although, based on my current four year old, not so much, but she's a drama queen (I'll split the shipping costs and we can FedEx the both of them). With the boy, two/three and four were like night and day. Gina's last blog post..Avoiding a Surrender to Terror and Other Bullshit

By: Naomi (Urban Mummy)

Naomi (Urban Mummy) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:10:25 +0000

No, you are not alone. My 3 year old likes to have his hat on and off at the same time. Or he likes half the toys in his room in his bed NOW. And he has to have every object in the house, including multiple items FROM THE RECYCLE BIN in his room NOW. and when I complain, he tells me how he NEEDS said item.

And getting dressed? He needs HELP. And then there are the mornings when he needs help WALKING.

They tell me it will get better. So I will tell that to you too…it will get better. If not, do you think Fed Ex will give us a 2 for 1 deal?!

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