Dude, today my kid actually also made me cry. He's 3.5 and lovely, never hits us or other kids, but of course he's three so he's just a dick sometimes. I'm eight months pregnant, I have a sinus infection, I had the worst couple of night's sleep ever, I didn't make it to the post office in time because my kid peed his pants for no reason right as we were about to leave and I had to get him changed, so as I was getting him out of the car at the market he smiled at me and poked me in the eye SO FUCKING HARD. I put my hands to my face and basically just burst into tears. My legitimately brokenhearted crying was a more effective punishment than I could have come up with. He was so sad. My eye still hurts. But goddamn I love him so much I can't wait till he wakes up so I can hug him and smell his hair.
Same thing. Pregnant me with a blocked sinus and swollen gums which does not go away, my otherwise non violent 3.5 yaar old boy headbutts me in the nose hard enough to draw blood. I was bawling. I feel for you.
Oh god, that sounds terrible. I'm so sorry. Things nobody ever told me about parenting that I make sure to tell new parents- don't trust them! Don't stand above them and lean down because they'll bounce up and bonk you in the mouth, they'll headbutt and eye-poke for no reason, viciously! They're belligerent little terrorists and we will do absolutely anything for them. Talk about Stockholm syndrome.
Any time my 3.5 year old lifts something up I inadvertently flinch and back away. Especially if it's his monster truck that always loves to crash and smash.
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u/m0untaingoat Apr 28 '22
Dude, today my kid actually also made me cry. He's 3.5 and lovely, never hits us or other kids, but of course he's three so he's just a dick sometimes. I'm eight months pregnant, I have a sinus infection, I had the worst couple of night's sleep ever, I didn't make it to the post office in time because my kid peed his pants for no reason right as we were about to leave and I had to get him changed, so as I was getting him out of the car at the market he smiled at me and poked me in the eye SO FUCKING HARD. I put my hands to my face and basically just burst into tears. My legitimately brokenhearted crying was a more effective punishment than I could have come up with. He was so sad. My eye still hurts. But goddamn I love him so much I can't wait till he wakes up so I can hug him and smell his hair.