Ever since the kids and I got really sick last Friday Duder has been an absolute terror. He doesn't handle being sick very well, and I honestly can't fault him for that because I knew how miserable I was and its hard as a two year old to understand why you feel so badly. But this time was worse. If this is what most kids experience throughout their two's I'm honestly surprised that there are as many of them that make it past two. He was so defiant, disobedient and blatantly disrespectful. I couldn't even begin to tell you how opposite it was to how he normally is. Everything, even the smallest request, would be met with a very snotty and quick, 'no'. We tried various methods of getting him to listen, but for the past half week it has been a battle about everything.
As a Mother I knew that I couldn't let this go on or fly. I understood that he was sick and didn't feel well, but Lucy was just as sick and she was a champ about it. Other than the horrible cough we all had the snot that never seemed to end you would've never have known she was sick. All I knew was that I had to keep on it and not let he get away with it, because he is so smart he would realize it in an instant and exploit it.
It was a rough half of a week. But I am happy to report that it seems that he is back to his charming self. There are still a little glimmer of what he was doing before, but for the majority of the time he is back to being a very good listener and being very sweet to Lucy. Prayer answered. We are so thankful that he is back to normal, because I don't know how it would've gone if that was the new him.
JVG
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