A little while back, Samantha woke up in the middle of the night crying. Michael went in to see what was wrong. He asked her if she wanted him to lay by her for a few minutes. She replied, "No, I sleep alone. Mommy lay on the floor!" It makes me laugh that she could even come up with such an idea on her own. It also makes me think that my almost 3 year old thinks she can order her parents around, when she really can't, well at least most of the time!
One morning I woke up to Samantha putting the large tub of strawberry milk mix on my bed and saying "I want strawberry milk!" It's not uncommon for her to go to the fridge, grab a gallon of milk, and bring it to me saying, "I want milk!" Or to go to the kitchen and bring back some snack and say, "I want a treat!" At least she hasn't figured out how to open them herself, that's when I'm going to be in real trouble! I often her the phrases in a very demanding voice, "Carry me!" "No nap!" "I want a treat!" "I watch a show!" "I hurt" (she uses that one to get out of whatever she doesn't want to do), "I go bye, bye!" etc...
I'm not so oblivious to think that this is abnormal. I know that is just what two and three year olds do. My mom always said its really the terrible threes, not the terrible twos. I'm about to have my first three year old, and I think my mom is right! So, there is nothing to do but push through. I'll just keep reminding her that saying please is the way to get things, that helping out is really not so bad, and that nap time is not only necessary for her, but it is also very necessary for me!
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She's not really in charge--she's just learning about free agency by asserting her opinion and wants. That's the hardest part of having a 3-year-old--you're glad they can do more for themselves, but they also learn about their own opinion instead of being robots by giving in to you all the time.
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