Danny has tantrums so bad that they are almost worthy of an award. He is particularly fond of the wet noodle position (see left). It's amazing how different he is to his big brother. Jack has his moments but nothing like the meltdown that Danny can rustle up. If you take something away, or take him somewhere he doesn't want to go, it's KABOOM! He throws himself onto the ground and goes bonkers.
Now, our take on all of this so far has been two-fold: (1) laugh at him or (2) ignore him. Mainly number two. However, we have now got a situation that I'm a bit worried about. This week, in a moment of blind rage, he flung himself backwards so hard that he bashed the back of his head on the floor. Linda is so nervous now that she doesn't even want to take him anywhere there might be a hard surface. It's coming to something isn't it when your child is such a basket-case that you only allow him to play on grass and carpet. But what's the answer? It's not like you can reason with an 18-month old. Maybe I'll make him wear a football helmet? Good idea, no?
Anyway, it's weekend - woo hoo! Craig will be installing a new window in the bathroom and Jack has a play-date with Eva. Other than that, we're having movie night tonight with Jack and I've got "Elizabeth" to watch and my new book to finish (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). The weather is horrid - 100 degrees and high humidity, so unless we are swimming we'll be hiding inside the house and eating popsicles.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend. Big hugs and kisses go out to my lovely Uncle Stan, who's not so well and in hospital in England. X
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