sometimes i want to scream

3 in one day? wow. blogarama today indeed.


anyway, i feel like screaming. im really not sure how to deal with critterbug at the moment.

the fact that im tired and hormonal isnt helping any either.

but why is he so totally incapably of doing ANYTHING he is told? is it just part and parcel of being nearly 4? wow... my baby is nearly 4....

umm.. back to the point...


i am sick and tired of hearing 'why?' every time i ask him to do something. maybe it wouldnt be so annoying if he didnt always use his absolutely MOST whiney voice EVER everytime he asked.

• its time to get your table out so we can have lunch now. "why?" um, because youve been begging for food for the last 4 hours since you ate?
• please shut the door when you come inside, because its cold out there, and i dont want the house to get cold. "why?" because i dont like the house to be cold, and youve been complaining of being cold for the last week!
• please stay out of the kitchen when im cooking because its very hot and youre allergic to chicken and i dont what you to get hurt. "why?" do you WANT to gt hurt?????
• if you climb onto the kitchen counter again, you will get a smack. "why?" because you KNOW you are not allowed up there, because we tell you every day, because it is dangerous and it is not allowed!
• if you torment the cat, he will scratch you, so leave him alone. "why?" because i just said he will scratch you!
• please do not jump on my tummy, because it hurts. "why?" does it hurt when someone steps on your foot? "yes" well it hurts when you jump on my tummy, too. "why?" JUST GO AWAY!!
  
• i said i would get you a drink in a minute when you stop screaming at me and i dont have hands full of rubbish. if you shout at me again, you will NOT get a drink and you will be sent to your room. "why?" because i asked you to wait and i dont like it when you scream at me! "why?" UGH!!! go to your room so i can pull my hair out in peace!!
  

i know they want reasons for everything, but he doesnt listen to the reasons. and when he gets in trouble he shouts at me not to smack him and tries to shield his backside. which is understandable. i didnt much like getting smacked as a kid either. but the blatant disobedience is so frustrating. he has been on the kitchen counter 4 times already today and its just gone midday. the last one earned him a smack. not 2 minutes prior, i told him to get down, and he would get a smack next time he was up there. i would understand if it had been a few hours, but 2 minutes??? honestly. he is trying my patience.

he literally asks why to everything. the best example ever: "whats that?" *pointing at a tree* thats a tree sweetheart. "why?"



*****edited to add:*****
wow... im having a really bad day.
anyway.
do you ever think your child might be defective? wonder if god is looking at an extra brain he has sitting around, wondering where it came from, and certain that if you looked inside your childs head you would find absolutely nothing?

i do.

he's having leftover past for lunch. im having leftover chicken. i make one set of sauce for both, and split it between the chicken and pasta cause hes allergic. ANYWAY. i heated it in the microwave, gave it to him at his table, and said "this is hot. make sure you blow in it before you taste it, and if its still too hot, leave it for a litte while and have a drink." hes a smart kid. he understands this perfectly. usually. not today. he eats a spoonful. "hot" and spits it out. then gets another spoonful IMMEDIATELY, eats it, says "hot" and spits it out. i think he needs a new brain....