Someone swapped my child and gave me devil-child...

MediaBride

Can't.  Take.  It.   I know this is long, I just need to vent!!

Yesterday he threw fits like I've never seen before.  I chalked it up to being tired and was optmistic this am when he slept until almost 9.  I should add that DH was OOT overnight with the guys.

After various tantrums here today, I decided to venture out this afternoon thinking a change of scenery would do us both good.  Bad idea.  10 min in Children's Place and we were done.  Stopped at the shoe store adn he wanted out of the stroller.  After he threw a shoe at me b/c I told him he needed to come back to the stroller we were done there.  Walking by Marshall's and HE said he wanted to go in that store.  So we did.  5 minutes later he was FLIPPING out, yelling "PULL PULL PULLLLLLL!" trying pull apart the buckle to get out of the stroller.  I tried  the "If you are good, we will look at the toys", didn't work.  So we left.  Then we had the MOTHER of all tantrums in the parking lot.  I went to get him out of the stroller and as I'm holding him (or trying to) he smacked my sunglasses off of my face, then pulled my hair and ripped my freaking earring out of my ear.  Can you hear the steam coming from my ears???  I was so embarrassed and angry.  Had to hold him in the carseat to get him in as he was SCREAMING like I was ripping off his limbs. 

 He screamed, snotted, almost hyperventilated the entire 10 min car ride home, then threw himself on the sidewalk at home, then flipped out for about 20 minutes inside screaming about "Do you see toys, Mommy???" and "Are you happy or sad Mommy?"  over and over and over (I told him in the car that I was NOT happy with him, which I think put him over the edge).

OMG... what happened to my child?  Almost overnight this all started.  I can't deal!!  I used to be able to "talk him down" and keep tantrums relatively short and painless, but I don't even know where to begin with this child the last 2 days.  How am I going to deal with this and a newborn?  Shoot me now...

mylove2005

I just wanted to say I am  sorry and give you (((hugs)))

BubblyToes

***backs slowly away from the post***

I am so glad I am not the only one.  If I had seen you at the mall I probably would have walked up and given up a hug.  

MediaBride

Thanks ladies    I was just FLOORED by this - I have never seen this child so aggressive and nasty!!  I am SO not looking forward to dealing with this long-term

buffalo_buckeye

Oh man. I feel your pain. Our hell week started Sunday, and lasted until Wednesday. Thursday and Friday have been better but still not quite the angel child I had. He has thrown himself on the floor no less than 20 times this past week and is so demanding, rude and obnoxious when just a week earlier he was sweet and negotiable about almost everything. I have just been walking away from him because his fits are worse in time out. I hope our children will return soon or he might be going to grandmas for a long vacation