Unable to do more than scream his displeasure for seven hours, restrained in a car seat, we arrived home.
In TEN minutes, and I am NOT exaggerating for effect . . . in the time it took me to haul in three suitcases and assorted crap, he:
- Took one bath towel, put it in the upstairs sink, turned on the faucet and flooded the upstairs bathroom
- Took off his pants and peed in the family room (THAT'S letting mom know you're mad!)
- And . . . in a stroke of sheer demonic brilliance, even for him . . . took a full tube of toothpaste and squeezed it out on my jewelry
Ahh, the joys of travel.
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I was waiting for this-lol.
I just knew there'd be a Demon Baby adventure from all this traveling.
Well, one positive note; toothpaste is a good jewelry cleaner. :)
Aimless:
He was actually a SAINT while in NY. He had my attention nearly constantly, and no fighting my computer for my love. :-) He just wants ME all the time. Which would be great if I didn't have three other kids and a career (albeit I work from home).
E
I'm trying to figure out how you didn't go completely insane on the 7 hour drive home! Isn't amazing how quickly they can move while in destruction mode?!?
conley:
On the way THERE, I LEFT my house at 1:00 a.m. and drove through the night so he would sleep (HA!). he didn't sleep, but he was semi-tired/sleepy and would doze. Except for one crying jag in Baltimore (in a SCARY crime-ridden exit parking lot when I had to comfort him), it wasn't bad. On the way BACK, I drove in daylight, and he was a bear. He kept saying, "I want to go HOME!" And I would explain we were going home, and he would say, "NOW!" The concept of "far" is just too vague for a little guy.
E
I should try that with DH, see if he ever leaves again, hah! I relate to Demon Baby, at the moment. It's taking so long for DH to come home, it feels like it's never going to happen. Even though I know he doesn't have any control over the matter, I still feel mad!
Hi Spy:
I know. I can "feel" for poor Demon. I really can. But I was half-nuts by the time I got home.
E
I have no idea how you are still sane. What a nightmare! As much as I appreciate bored and grumpy in a child, a mother in a mental institute ain't going to help them any. I know, I know - at the end of the day, it is we adults who put our kids in situations that make them behave abominably but sometimes there is little choice.
Hi Suzanne:
If you talk to my children, my sanity is greatly debated. ;-)
E
Wow, he's really fast. Next time I prescribe drugs - for both of you!
anti-wife:
I have understood now, why some mothers want to give little kids Benedryl for traveling. ;-)
E
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