They suck our souls dry of energy, like a sweet, sweet nectar.

Xanax … umm no. Alcohol … umm … not that.

Okay, maybe. Really, I just hand him over to Daddy and mumble something about my head spinning and spewing pea soup. Daddy gets the hint.

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I used to shove mine outside with lots of their toys and shut the door. The handle was too high for them to reach. Within a couple of minutes they were playing happily and I could open the door. They didn’t always come in straight away in case I was still mad at them. Of course there was three of them so they had each other, Braden has only you.

If I’d figured that out I’d have written a book and be in the tropics living off the earnings.

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I write stressed blog posts where I swear.

Or I snap at Nathan, because HOLY HELL, can you not hear her screaming? Help me out here!

Or I spend longer in the toilet than I actually need to, but that has gotten harder since Isaac arrived.

If all else fails, I boil the kettle and make a cup of tea, then I stand in the kitchen and drink it. Alone.

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I put her in her high chair with snacks in front of Annie, him in his swing and I go to the kitchen to breathe. Sometimes I open up the door to the pantry and sort of hide behind it while drinking chocolate milk. For some reason chocolate milk always calms me.

And of course, I hand them off to my husband when I feel like I’m about to completely lose my mind.

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iPod – and noise cancelling headphones.
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I retaliate with my own tantrum, and bait my boy with things like ‘That’s rubbish screaming/crying’.

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When Junebug is getting his ‘tude on I ask him to stand in the middle of the room so we can all watch and enjoy his rudeness. I guess he’s not so into sharing because instead of putting on a show for us he usually walks off to his bedroom and finds something else to do.

This is really effective when we’re at his favorite place – Walmart. He starts acting ugly and I will back away from the cart and let him know so he can show everyone how rude he is.

So I guess my technique is SHAME. And I find it to be wickedly delicious.

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Um, don’t hate me because I laughed, kay?

I loved the “ugh – ugh – ugh” kicking part. Sorry.

Reality tv and wine — that’s what gets me through. And a periodic snuggle when they’re sleeping just to remind me that they’re still cute and adorable!

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When I would be lined up at the customer service desk, receipt in one hand, and screaming, thrashing, extremely heavy boy slung over my shoulder and a line of people in front of, behind, and all around me giving the hard stare, clucking their tongues and making cruel remarks,

I would just repeat my Mommy Mantra:

“Will this moment really matter tomorrow? Will I remember it a year or even a month from now?”

Sometimes a little perspective brings peace. And sometimes passing your darling screaming babe to a stranger in line at Wal-mart and running doesn’t work. lol.

I have the same. I wonder when it can stop:) When it happend nothing can attract her and even left alone she can cry for about a half of the hour. Sometimes I want to sream too because it’s impossible to listen even in the other room…

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I actually have a fairly high tolerance of this behavior, the fits don’t get on my nerves as much as the WHINING. I can’t stand whining! For hissys, I’ll offer her a distraction (toy, movie, etc…) and if she insists on throwing a fit, I put her in her room and leave the door open and tell her that she can come out when she’s done. She can scream like that for 10 minutes in there, but eventually she just walks out like nothing ever happened.

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No thoughts from me…I haven’t had the pleasure yet.

I loved his look at the end when he realized that you were filming him…a moment of cuteness amidst the horror.

I can only let it go for so long before I lose my temper and shout at them. Then I feel bad. Then I give them something to eat. So, not setting them up for a lifetime of emotion related eating disorders then. Much.

Maybe I need to look at my coping mechanism!

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I’m with Jocelyn on this one. I would just stand back, cross my arms and egg him on. “Let’s see a show! What?! Wave your arms more! You look really funny when you do that,” and so on.

Or, if at home, I would just shrug and say, “let me know when you’re done.” And walk out of the room.

But I’m mean, so …

I used to make a fist and stand over his head making donald duck noises and pretending to be clobbering him. He couldn’t see it, but I provided my own comic relief.

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The only thing that saves me is the Mom’s Morning Out program at a local church that allows me a few hours of sanity a week.

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Yeah, that looked crazy familiar.

Multiply that by 11 and place it smack dab in the middle of the Magic Kingdom and that was my weekend.

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Mine get stuck in their room. They can destroy their own crap while letting me have the sanity I have left.

I need to remember to record my kids’ fits. My daughter doesn’t have them often, but my son is notorious for some hilarious ones.

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I send mine off to daycare so someone else can listen to them scream. In the evening… I send them to bed and pour myself a glass of wine to counteract the whine.

I’m SUCH an involved parent!!! yeah.

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Lock ‘em in a closet and mix a drink.

Okay, not really. I’m a big fan of the walk-away. If they want to pitch a fit, they can do it in their room. I find something else to do and block out the screams by going to my happy place.

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You know what works? Ignore it! Just go into another room when he starts that….if nobody is listening, it’s not nearly as fun to throw a fit! I promise it will stop When you don’g have an audience, what’s the point?

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Ohhh…and Veronica’s comment about spending longer time in the toilet. I’m SO guilty of that! My family must think I have the colon of a 90 year old….”Does it really that THAT long to poop?” Why, yes it does. *shhhhhh*

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The fear of being some big dude’s prison bitch is the only thing that stops me from popping my brats’ heads off.

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I lock myself in the closet and rock back and forth until the voices telling me to kill them go away!!!

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So, I clicked play on Braden’s video…my girl (2-1/2) comes running up and revels in Braden’s tantrum….Ya, she’s thinking that looks like fun….so, after just dealing with a fresh screamfest……..I’m thinking booze and drugs are a great new way to cope!

I work. Some days the drop off at daycare can’t come soon enough.

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I walk away from tantrums… But the whining is what makes me want to take a drill to my temple to let the sound out so it can’t bounce around inside my skull anymore. And the constant begging for fruit snacks.

I am mean, though, and when I need to I can put him in his toy room and shut the door. It allows me to shower or use the bathroom. Or have a bottle of wine. Just kidding on the wine thing. Sortof.

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I just start laughing. Because then he wonders what’s so funny. And often for no reason he’ll start laughing too. Kids: so easy to f*ck with their little minds.

If that doesn’t work, whiskey. For me. It’s all tolerable after a few shots.

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My son who is an expert in tantrums has watched this and offers his interpretor skills. Apparently your little guy is “so mad and he wants his Mommy”.

What do I do when mine flips out? I call Grandma.

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A good sharp flick on the top curl of the ear worked wonders with my kids.

Yes… I’m serious. I did not and will not negotiate with terrorists.

It was a wonderful tool for when out shopping. They throw a wobbly, you smile and make the international ‘ok’ sign and they immediately shut up.
Kid is quiet and everyone in the store thinks you are the worlds best mother *snort*

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Why are tantrums soooooo cute when it’s somebody else’s kid? I love his face at the end… “Oh, look. I’m on camera.”

I take deep breaths and breathe. It doesn’t always work. Sometimes I yell, just to bea heard. It’s always either that he’s tired/hungry/doesn’t feel well, or there has been some horrible misunderstanding – he can’t get understood by me, or he doesn’t understand what I’ve said. Or, well, okay, sometimes he’s just being an asshole. I breathe and try to correct the first two, and if it’s the third I tell him to knock it the hell off.

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i have often thought of documenting the fits here, in hopes that someone will realize the pain i am in.

i eat too much chocolate and peanut butter….

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When they were younger they got stuck in their rooms. And now that they are older-if they have a whiney fit (I am looking in The Chicken’s direction) she gets sent to her room where she has to sit in silence and that girl doesn’t like the silence.

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roflmao – I just read the email from you about keeping him during that conference and then I came here and saw the video. Was that your disclaimer?

(of course we’ll keep him)

xxxx~A

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Mine has that feature. When it gets so bad, I can feel a head popping session coming on, I run away. That creates such a diversion, she gets confused and stops screaming.

I hate it when I scream back! Wish I could be more adult.

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hallo mam.. nice blog…

Mine is 5 1/2. I tell him he can scream all he wants. Behind his closed bedroom door. He usually doesn’t last more than a few minutes before he comes back out, quiet as a mouse!

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I honestly totally completely ignore it. It totally pisses them off even more but eventually they have learned I just won’t listen to it. lol, they probably think I am a totally jerk but it works that and some advil always helps.

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I can totally relate. My daughter is three years old, and I thought all along temper tantrums are over. When she’s being difficult, sometimes I take a moment to take a deep breath and to just let my frustration pass by. Time outs are effective for me too, and I constantly remind myself that this stage will pass soon.

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I have three of them, all a year apart, and with them being almost 6, 7, and 8, that temper tantrum thing hasn’t stopped so much. Except now they use words, and like to annoy each other, and Mommy feels like she is 45 years old instead of 33. *shudder* I went to work so I could get a break from my kids. THAT either makes me a bad mother or a really, really good one. I haven’t decided yet.

I put them to bed early (or just put them in their room to scream and/or play) and walk away. Sometimes you just got to or you’ll lose your ever lovin’ mind.

I’m sorry, hon, but I laughed at the video…cuz I’ve been there. (And like just a few hours ago.)

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Yep, looks like a day at my house. I’m pretty sure William stays in time out from the moment he wakes up to the moment I put him to bed. After a nap, he is a different child. I’m not really sure why I haven’t tried locking him in the closet like a wise woman once suggested… =)

I hope you’re doing good honey. We sure miss you here… I’d hate to eat a bunch of round rock donuts then take a picture for you. It might make you real mad at me… ;o)

I go away for 10 weeks on business trips in the USA. No, really. Here I am, away from the devil spawn, I mean children. Shriek.

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