2 yr old dramatics

jcc64 wrote: So you all know I'm not new to this parenting gig. But the girl thing is a whole other animal. Everything is such a BIG deal. Every physical symptom or anomaly is cause for a whole round of drama. Every time she coughs, she whines. Every time she has to take a dump, we go through hours if not days of agonizing about it. Every time she has to get her hair washed, diaper changed, whatever, she whips herself into a frenzy. She is so damn dramatic about everything! At first, I was getting all involved in it. Now I'm wondering- is this a girl thing, or just a Corey thing? She's wiping me out!

coasterqueen replied: Well I can tell you it's not a Corey thing. So I can only conclude it's a girl thing. You described Kylie to a T! I think that's why I'm loosing my mind with her being sick because she's even 10 times more dramatic than in general.

And to think I'm going to have TWO, yes TWO of these drama queens!!!! I'm going to need a lot of calgon or hair color, not sure which.

Boys r us replied: LOL...welcome to my world!! I think a lot of times girls are more prone to behave this way..but it's definitely NOT a girl thing b/c Braedon while he's is definitely all boy climbing up the pantry shelves and playing with tractors, he is so u-n-b-e-l-i-e-v-a-b-l-y over dramatic!!! It KILLS ME!!!!!

He woke up at 11 last night SCREAMING I mean blood wrenching screams...I ran in there and he was sobbing. He was covered up with his blanket all except for the top corner of the blanket was folded down on one side, in other words, he had one shoulder out from under the blanket because it was flipped back on his chest..NOT OUT OF REACH and through his sobs he pretended to be reaching for the corner of the blanket(which was about half an inch away from his finger tips) and wimpered to me..."cover me, cover me"

I about lost it! I just shook my head and said, you have got to be kidding me! (of course it didn't help that some business was about to be taken care of in our room )

didn't mean to steal your thread..but to answer your question..it's probably just more of a corey thing than a girl thing.

kit_kats_mom replied: I think it's a girl thing too because that sounds exactly like K. Now when I hear her sneeze, I anticipate the "whiiiine...uh, uh, uh, I have boooooggggiiiiieeezzzz!". By her reaction to the snot running out of her nose, you'd think it was hot lava! If you dont' get a tissue it will escalate quickly.

5littleladies replied: Well I've got three of them and I can also tell you it is not just a Corey thing. I can also tell you it doesn't get any better. At least it hasn't for us. My 6 year old will cry about anything, at the drop of a hat, my 5 year old gets frustrated over the silliest things, and Brianna, well we won't even go there. I'm torn with this new baby-between fear of the unknown (boy), and fear of adding to the insanity that is already my home (girl). I can tell you though that you do get used to it-to some point.

coasterqueen replied:
And to think they haven't hit puberty yet and menstration. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! What are we going to do??????????????????????????????????????

mammag replied: That is soooo my daughter. Kristen is the most dramatic thing I've ever known. Last night after the bra incident she was crying under her bed saying I'm always mean to her. I actually thought I was quite calm about the whole thing I think she was more embarrassed than anything. Of course when I told her we would go shopping and get her some appropriate bras I was the worlds best mom.

I always think the three boys are easier together than her alone. I wish I could tell you that it gets better but she's 9 (almost ten) and still as dramatic as ever.

kimberley replied: LOL i am right there with you! girls are a whole different animal for sure! you would swear the world was ending the way Jade reacts about the littlest things (like diaper change ). she has recently taken to screaming at the top of her lungs if you don't give her what she wants or ask her to do something she doesn't want to. not crying.. just screaming . the boys were nothing like this!

coasterqueen replied: Ahem, do you think our husbands are saying the same things about US too? Horrible, but funny too because i know if my DH saw this thread that's exactly what he'd say "yeah, and to think you are the same Karen".

mammag replied:

Oh no!!! It just hit me that I am like that too! Last weekend I decided I was going to buy a new tv for my bedroom and dh said that was fine but he didn't want to go get it yet. I was in a bad mood, ok I'll admit....potting, all weekend about it. I couldn't go get it myself (I'm not that strong). But hey, I did get it in the end...... I'm so bad!

5littleladies replied:
I'm not as worried about dealing with puberty as I am worried about how Jason is going to deal with it. I drive him crazy enough as it is-how is he going to live with 4+ women in the house?

jcc64 replied: I will freely admit these highly annoying personality traits can be traced back to me! Whether it's b/c I'm a girl or b/c I'm just a pain in the a$$, who's to say? But I do have more sympathy for dhs everywhere now.
If they didn't want to get laid, why would guys ever subject themselves to this?!

jcc64 replied:

You kill me, Cary!

kit_kats_mom replied: Katherine does that blanket thing too. You will cover her up for bed and then 5 minutes later hear a wail. Go in and her toe is sticking out of the blanket. The child knows how to pull up her blanket. Sooo irritating!

jdkjd replied: I think it's mainly FIRST girl. Bailey is a drama queen but Kiera is much more laid back. Even at one year (and younger) Bailey was already having tantrums and being incredibly dramatic.

At about a year and a half, DH and Bailey were leaving daycare when DH did something to upset B. Bailey leaned against the wall with the back of her hand on her forehand and wailed.

Mommy2BAK replied: Oh great, I am starting to get scared now. DH is THE MOST DRAMATIC person I know, if he sneezes, he thinks he is dying, I hope Blakely is not like that, I do cry about silly stuff here and there, but John is rediculous when it comes to being sick. I think it is because he grew up with three sisters and no brothers. But now I am scared that Blakely will be what you guys described, I am not too sympathetic to people that whine for attention, or who cannot help themselves. But I am sure if it is Blakely I will baby her to the point of insanity! But she's my baby!

Des replied: humph! hairwashing???
don't get me started!!!
tonight, the only way i could get that done, was to let the (NOT) waterproof babyborn, have her hair washed as well - her non-existant hair, might i add.
the babyborn is still drip drying, as we speak...

DansMom replied: I've certainly known some boys (and men) with a sense of drama and an inability to just let it go. I have to say I'm lucky with Daniel, because although he can "go there", he's almost campy about it. He practices his tragic face in front of the hall mirror from time to time to make sure it's convincing. He throws his head back and wails about stuff, but he can't keep the performance going long enough to be convincing.

I am laughing at those blanket stories above... egads!! It must be hard to keep a straight face sometimes

loveydad replied: Tracy does this. I have to laugh when she melts down because of something I cant control. like the other day she aws crying because it was nighttime. I said "tracy its nighttime see the moon" and she started screaming her head off. "NO NIGHTTMIE!"

MommyToAshley replied: LOL! You all crack me up, and I am sure you will be looking back and laughing at those stories soon enough!

Ashley is more like Daniel, Ashley really isn't a drama queen. She doesn't throw tantrums..... when she doesn't get what she wants, she will do this pouty face thing with her lips and look out the corner of her eye to see if you are looking.

I think Ashley is more manipulative and likes to test you to see how much she can get away with. Let's just take how she used to be at bedtime, she had all the stall tactics down pat.... especially the "I need a hug Mommy" one. I think I would almost rather that she was a drama queen.

iluvmysweetiepies replied: Not first child here Sofia is our dramatic one. Ariana is usually calm. Sofia drives me crazy at times! Small things turn into big things with her. Ashlyn had horrible tantrums from about age 4-5 almost every day for an hour. Horrible, horrible!! She hasn't had any problems since and is usually well-behaved, but man when she was younger she was a nightmere!