"Mommy, the tee tee changed its mind."
This is Annabelle's new phrase when she feels like going potty, runs to the potty and then decides that she doesn't want to go potty as she holds herself until she actually does use the potty.
I'm quite irritated with her at the moment. Since this weekend, she has wet her panties several times because she didn't want to stop and go potty. And, she completely wet the bathroom floor on Sunday for hubby when she didn't make it to the potty in time. This has not happened in a very long time. Not to mention, I have to actually ask her if she needs to go potty. She normally just goes on her own without any prompting from anyone.
I asked her yesterday who she got this from. "Molly. Molly tells Aunt Merefith that she doesn't need to go potty when Aunt Merefith asks her."
And people say that children should be exposed to other children through preschool to help them "develop their social skills." She only learns bad behavior from other children. How is that developing social skills?
Not to mention, she refuses to call me Mommy any more because "Molly calls Aunt Merefith Mama." Aarrgghh! I hate being called Mama!
I love that Annabelle enjoys spending time with her cousin Molly, and I do think that she needs to play with other children, but I have a new challenge ahead for me. How do I teach her that other children do not always behave appropriately and that she doesn't always have to act as they act? Peer pressure is already challenging me at 3 years old! I thought this was a teenage problem.
I wonder what bad behavior she has rubbed off on Molly and Adam?
Oddly enough, she doesn't seem to learn anything else from other children. I think it has something to do with Molly being older than her and Molly being quite the bossy child. And, I can say that because Molly's mom has said herself that Molly bosses Annabelle around. Annabelle is very, very bossy herself, but I think she looks up to Molly for some reason. Again, maybe because she is older?
As for my friends with younger children, perhaps you should keep your child away from my bossy child or they may develop bad behavior just from watching Annabelle since she is so bossy herself! Or, we can learn how to battle this challenge together.
2 years ago
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Since C starts pre-k in the fall and HAS to be potty trained I've decided we're going to run out of pull-ups this week. He just hates to stop what he's doing and go pee. He's trained for the other.
I love being called mama. Funny how people are different. I wonder what our 2 would learn from each other ;) They're both stubborn and bossy first born and I can only imagine them together.
I LOVE that tee-tee line. So cute, but sorry to hear about the unwelcomed influence. I never thought about the negative implications of sending kids to daycare or preschool until you mentioned it. Still thinking about putting A in a 2 day program at the church this fall...maybe...at least to see if something like that may help along side ST. Now you got me second guessing that maybe!
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