This is a question that I ask myself on an almost daily basis. Don't get me wrong I am happy that he is developing and everything, but things were so much easier when he was a baby. There was no answering back, no running off and no making demands. Now I have all of the above and more.
Where to begin? Let's start with the demands, shall we? I swear he thinks I am his own personal slave. Take this morning for example. He asked for a little water in his bottle, so I filled it up halfway. Well apparently this was wrong he screamed at me 'You put too much water in my bottle! I said a little bit! Tip some of it out now!' I wasn't impressed, told him that he didn't have to drink it all and he was welcome to leave some. There was no way I was putting in a few mouthfuls, only for him to ask for more water five minutes later.
Now on to the walking part shall we? Actually, it's more like running away as I am trying to do some shopping so that we don't starve to death. He is nearly four and has not been using his reins for nearly six months now. He has mastered road safety, and yet he can't seem to understand that mummy doesn't want him to run off while she is doing the shopping.
A five-minute trip can quickly become very stressful. I do try and get as much shopping done while he is at nursery, but then I have no choice but to take him during weekends and school holidays. I do worry that a stranger could just grab him and run off with him, which has made him improve his behaviour a little bit.
Children are so much easier to handle when they can't walk and talk, it's almost a shame that we have to teach them these skills. If we didn't then they would be dependent on us forever, I will try and remind myself of this the next time he is making demands, or running off in a million directions.
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