Mommy, do you like my artwork?
All in a span of a week, I found myself wanting to pull my hair out because:
- Paulo drew all over the walls and doors in the house.
- Paulo broke my 15-year old bongo drum by hitting it so powerfully with a drumstick.
- Paulo scratched up our leather seat when he discovered that he can “draw” with his fingernails.
- Paulo broke a lamp because he thought running on the couch was so much fun until he dove into the end table.
Arrrgghhhhh! I tell people this story and they laugh. “Of course, he’s a boy!” My son is really testing my parenting skills, but I can’t be mad. How can I be mad and try to discipline him when I’ve got big ol’ puppy dog eyes looking up at me with such pride? All I can do is pick him up and give him a hug. Oh, boy! Wonder what’s in store for me next week.
Jamee, he may be a boy, but my boy has never done all of those things at once like that, although to be fair, he did cut the 50 year old strings on the African drums in the house….one day, he will fix them too. He may be a boy, but he can still learn respect for the house, the walls, the furniture, the drums and you…
Teach him what’s okay.
-KDC
Wow, that is a lot for one week. Lilah has drawn on the wall and broken some things but it has passed in general. You’re a great mom and you have the patience to get him through this phase. Good luck!
Ut Oh Spaghetti O! Yikes, Jamee, you must have been livid. Hang in there.