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I need a time out!

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  8/20/2004 1:51 pm

Grace (almost 2) has been getting on my nerves so badly today! She hasn't even done anything "bad" per se, just being clingy and wanting to nurse. She refuses to eat food this morning, and only wants to nurse and wants to be right on me. So I'm telling myself that she just needs some TLC today, but I'm so frustrated!
She's *insisting* on always taking her clothes off, putting new ones on, taking her diaper off, etc. It's never ending battle with the clothes and diapers.

I *know* if I just took her somewhere, things would be peachy, and she would be fine, but I can't force myself to leave the house right now. I'm resenting the fact that I have to be entertainment coordinator every damn minute of the day. I just want to relax a little bit and have her play on her own, but it just isn't happening! I've been yelling at her all morning and I feel like a big jerk. I seriously need a time out!!!

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  8/23/2004 11:10 am

Hugs, Rose!

Reading your post it all seemed so familiar to me. I have been there so many times over the years. It wasn't until my third child was born that I started making myself get out of the house. The older two really needed that time out of the house and were in much better moods. So was I . ;c)

The two-year-old phase is a tough one. At least it is for me. Hang in there! You are doing great!



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