Setting: January 2010, the dead of winter. Leah is 2 years old and 9 months, Nicholas is about to turn 6 months. We have finally emerged from the horrid toddler/newborn stage, and things are looking up. Leah is going to preschool two mornings per week and loving it. Her English has exploded this year because of it. She is so sweet and loving to her little brother. Nicholas is giving us a break in all respects. Most importantly, he is finally bulking up and becoming chubby and even more adorable and huggable than before.
I just received my first silent treatment from Leah, which both amuses me and breaks my heart. Is this what I am to look forward to?
She was watching the Backyardigans, (which she still calls "Nabackyardigans" because we always say "Leah, пойдешь на backyard?"), and Vadim began to tell her that it's time for bed. She didn't take too kindly to that, so to avoid a tantrum we let her watch a little longer. After a little while, she seemed ok with going to bed, as long as I go with her (and not just her dad). But when we got to the staircase, she started crying hysterically for no apparent reason. It just escalated from there. When I was taking off her clothes, she kept crying and howling, and I said, very sternly, that if she does not stop, I will leave the room. Well, she stopped crying, but she also stopped talking. As in entirely! No matter what I said, she would not respond verbally. She would nod or shake her head, but not speak. I thought, foolishly, that she lost her power to speak. I kept whispering to Vadim to make her speak, and he was laughing, telling me that she was just mad at me, and while I "won" our "argument" and got her to stop crying, she was now punishing me in return. He turned out to be right!
She would not even say goodnight to me. Just laid down in her bed, closed her eyes, and refused to say anything. This is the first time she has ever acted like this! No matter how many times she's had tantrums before bed (and this happens more nights than not), until tonight, even if I was stern with her, before leaving her room, I'd always kiss and hug her, tell her I love her, and she would say "goodnight mommy" to me. She has never given me the silent treatment before. Oh man, it stings!
well, at least I still have one true "baby", who can't even speak yet, let alone give me the silent treatment!
I just received my first silent treatment from Leah, which both amuses me and breaks my heart. Is this what I am to look forward to?
She was watching the Backyardigans, (which she still calls "Nabackyardigans" because we always say "Leah, пойдешь на backyard?"), and Vadim began to tell her that it's time for bed. She didn't take too kindly to that, so to avoid a tantrum we let her watch a little longer. After a little while, she seemed ok with going to bed, as long as I go with her (and not just her dad). But when we got to the staircase, she started crying hysterically for no apparent reason. It just escalated from there. When I was taking off her clothes, she kept crying and howling, and I said, very sternly, that if she does not stop, I will leave the room. Well, she stopped crying, but she also stopped talking. As in entirely! No matter what I said, she would not respond verbally. She would nod or shake her head, but not speak. I thought, foolishly, that she lost her power to speak. I kept whispering to Vadim to make her speak, and he was laughing, telling me that she was just mad at me, and while I "won" our "argument" and got her to stop crying, she was now punishing me in return. He turned out to be right!
She would not even say goodnight to me. Just laid down in her bed, closed her eyes, and refused to say anything. This is the first time she has ever acted like this! No matter how many times she's had tantrums before bed (and this happens more nights than not), until tonight, even if I was stern with her, before leaving her room, I'd always kiss and hug her, tell her I love her, and she would say "goodnight mommy" to me. She has never given me the silent treatment before. Oh man, it stings!
well, at least I still have one true "baby", who can't even speak yet, let alone give me the silent treatment!
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