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My kid drives me crazy

TheBuddhaTheBuddha member
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If I am vacuuming, he wants the vacuum.  He gets so underfoot that the vacuum often rolls over his toes (I have a ridiculously heavy Kirby) and he cries.  He gets the cord around his ankles and falls down. 

If I am folding laundry he comes over and pulls laundry out of the basket, washing machine or dryer...wherever he can find it.

If I am emptying the dishwasher he is trying to grab the biggest knife he can find.

If I am eating he begs for my food.

UGH!  He drives me insane.  He never plays with his toys anymore and he won't watch tv.  He is either following me around or climbing something and falling off.  The kid can climb anything...it is crazy.  He reaches his fingertips as far as he can onto the countertop or kitchen table to find anything he can reach.

Anyone else feel like this?  I want to lock him in a closet while I do chores so I don't lose my mind.

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  • FrickandFrackFrickandFrack member
    DS is a little afraid of the vacuum so he doesn't really bother me with that but if I need to get some cleaning done and he is really in my way, I will hand him a duster or broom and let him help.  That way, he is preoccupied.
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  • NastyAnnieNastyAnnie
    Yes. Chores are for naptime. The rest of the time I try to keep him out of the house, so he doesn't screw up everything I did during yesterday's naptime. The Children's Museum is our favorite; there's a lot of running like a wild man there.
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  • kcl22kcl22 member

    I give him "chores" to do while I do mine.  If I'm vacuuming he gets his ball popper and mimics me.  If I'm folding laundry I give him some facecloths and shirts to fold.  If I'm doing dishes I put some tupperware and wooden spoons on the floor for him to play with.  I try to involve him in everything I'm doing otherwise he gets cranky and bored.  Introduce some new things to him; maybe he's just tired of the toys he has?

     

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  • TheBuddhaTheBuddha member

    imageNastyAnnie:
    Yes. Chores are for naptime. The rest of the time I try to keep him out of the house, so he doesn't screw up everything I did during yesterday's naptime. The Children's Museum is our favorite; there's a lot of running like a wild man there.

    Ha.  Good idea!

    I can give him the mop while I vacuum (he LOVES the mop) but when he sees me using the vacuum he no longer wants the mop...he wants the vacuum.

    He is going to be that kid that only wants to play with a toy some other kid has....just cuz the other kid has it.  I have that kid.  I know it.

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  • bananarama11bananarama11
    I don't have the same problem, but I feel the same way today. Adalyn is getting 3-4 teeth right now (2 on top & one on bottom for sure, she won't let me look though) including 2 molars. She is whiny, clingy, grouchy, and miserable. And so am I. I can't get anything done, and I have so much to do. I want to just play with her and make her happy, or do one of my 40,000 chores, but she won't let me. I am taking a break after cleaning everything while she naps. She's usually such an independent, happy girl. I don't know what to do with her like this. I guess I should just snuggle. :)
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  • NastyAnnieNastyAnnie
    At least he's really cute?
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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member

    Find ways to incorporate him in the process, even if it takes longer.  DD gets to put up her own plastic cups and plates and utensils, and can help with the regular utensils (not knives, but we don't dishwash those anyway).  If I'm doing laundry, I ask her to sort things, or at least have her move stuff from one pile to another.  If I'm eating and she's hungry, we share food.

    Your son sounds VERY developmentally appropriate and it's really all stuff we should encourage!

    Don't get me wrong, I understand how INCREDIBLY frustrating it can be to have a limited amount of time to accomplish something that HAS to be accomplished and have the kiddo want to be in the way.  When I really can't find a compromise to meet DD half way on the issue, I put her on my back and do chores that way.  (She protests at first, but it's not really an optional thing at that point.  It's happened two or three times, and one of those was when painting our walls.)

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