John is home! He arrived home Sunday afternoon. 
Which is AWESOME because I am officially handing this:
… over to him for the next few days.
(And yes, I know it’s cute on video. I hate you. Shut up. If you want a more realistic effect, make sure your speakers are set to maximum volume. In fact? Make them go to 11.)
And I will be doing this:
Cause I stink.
What are you doing this week?
#1 by Half-Past Kissin' Time on August 4, 2008 - 12:09 AM
Sorry, I do love it. It reminds me of that video on America’s Funniest, in which the baby cries only when he is in view of his mom; when she walks around the corner, he pulls himself together, gets up, and follows her, then throws himself on the floor to bawl again. I’m really glad you’re going to get a break from this!
P.S. This week, I’m going to WORK a little bit (going to wash my mouth out with soap now….)
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#2 by janelle on August 4, 2008 - 12:11 AM
omg honey, that sucks…seriously, nothing cute about that. maybe braden and my shorty mcshort should hang out. they’d maybe cancel each other out….no…wait…they’d teach each other newer, even worse tricks….parenting is hard. hang in there!
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#3 by Mommy of Wonder Twins on August 4, 2008 - 12:23 AM
Ohhhhh … I feel your pain! Really … I do. My husband was gone for four days on a business trip and by day two my twins (both of whom are currently teething) were acting very similarly. On day five, when he was finally home, I left him with the babes for five hours while I went shopping with my friend … tee hee! There really is such a thing as retail therapy (of course the iced mocha and additional chocolate didn’t hurt either).
#4 by Tara R on August 4, 2008 - 12:32 AM
ah honey, I’m with you 100%. All THREE of my kids were acting like that today… only the six year old took it out on the four year old and the four year old took it out on the 19 month old and the 19 month old took it out on me. SO basically I got the really crappy end of the stick. Sundays pretty much suck when you are married to a pastor.
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#5 by Queen of the Click on August 4, 2008 - 12:37 AM
Wow that is a lot to handle for more than 3 minutes. I don’t have kids yet. I’m glad your husband is home and can help you out with your son. Now I wonder why My Mom says that boys are easier than girls.
I also think I understand the commercial “Calgon take me away” a lot better.
Should I send some ear plugs your way?
#6 by Allie on August 4, 2008 - 12:39 AM
I just took some Excedrin for you. That’s all I can say because I am currently hiding from my kids…
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#7 by becky on August 4, 2008 - 12:57 AM
I have a red-headed 3 year old son who I lovingly refer to as the Spawn of Satan. I feel your pain, I know your pain, I live your pain! I also have a 13 yr old daughter who comes complete with radical mood swings. Apparently I really pissed somebody off in a former life to have to deal with the two of them at the same time!!
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#8 by Thursday's Child on August 4, 2008 - 1:00 AM
For the record? It isn’t cute in the video either. It’s frightening. In fact, it’s convinced me that a vasectomy is definitely the way to go, and as quickly as possible to boot.
Just sayin’.
#9 by Walking With Scissors on August 4, 2008 - 1:17 AM
Oh, that little wiener! Think he’s doing that just for your benefit?
FYI – the video camera works wonders when your child hits 5. Then they have the sense to be embarrassed by the tantrum. Camera goes on and tantrum stops. Instantly. Just sayin’.
As for what I’m up to this week – vacation, baby! Haven’t seen the husband very much over the last 6 months or so what with crazy overtime and massive amounts of landscaping, so this should be interesting. Either we’ll have a great time or the kids and I will want to murder him by the end…
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#10 by anne on August 4, 2008 - 1:39 AM
No, you’re right: not cute. I’m glad you get some relief now!
There IS one hopeful point in the video where he sort of forgets he’s all pissed off, quiets down, and gets mesmerized by the swinging curtain… but then he launches into a full holler again, like “oh wait, that’s right, I was angry… okay… WAHHHH!”
To Braden: the curtain’s MUCH more fun than making Mommy sad, kid. Abandon the Plan and trust me on this one.
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#11 by PiaG on August 4, 2008 - 1:42 AM
I just love the way he keeps on looking up to make sure that you are still watching!!
Gotta love the little darlin’s!
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#12 by Zoeyjane on August 4, 2008 - 1:58 AM
You put on the CD again, didn’t you?
If it makes you feel less alone, I get at least three of those a day, lasting upwards of 20 minutes. I get to take a bath when I drug her.
Okay, no really, I don’t.
Bathe, that is.
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#13 by Michelle on August 4, 2008 - 3:30 AM
I bet you wish you could be down there doing that. You were probably doing that inside anyway. You could try getting down there and ‘tantrumming’ with him – even for the look (and laugh) you get when he sees you doing it too.
My favorite saying when my kids were little was ‘this, too, shall pass,’ but I don’t miss the tantrums. Maybe you should find a friend you’re comfortable with, who also has children and swap childminding afternoons once a week to give you all a break? Just an idea…
#14 by Becky Y on August 4, 2008 - 3:31 AM
It’s not fair that the terrible twos have arrived early. I feel your pain. No seriously. I do. That could be a video of my boy (just add curly hair). What did you tell him he couldn’t have/do to set him off? It doesn’t take much, does it.
Becky Ys last blog post..Dum A Day
#15 by Veronica on August 4, 2008 - 4:35 AM
No. It is NOT cute. You know how come I know that? Because Amy has been doing EXACTLY the same thing lately. And fuck me, but I am over it.
She got in trouble for trying to hit me. So she punched the wall instead. And then had a tantrum because she hurt her hand.
2? I don’t like 2. 2 can just piss off already. Hmph
#16 by Veronica on August 4, 2008 - 4:36 AM
No. It is NOT cute. You know how come I know that? Because Amy has been doing EXACTLY the same thing lately. And fuck me, but I am over it.
She got in trouble for trying to hit me. So she punched the wall instead. And then had a tantrum because she hurt her hand.
2? I don’t like 2. 2 can just piss off already. Hmph
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#17 by Taz on August 4, 2008 - 4:38 AM
woot to showers..
and NO to temper tantrums..
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#18 by Athena on August 4, 2008 - 6:07 AM
I wish I could see it! For me it’s just a big empty white square with not even any hint that a video should be there. Wah! What is wrong with my viewer?
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#19 by Jacki on August 4, 2008 - 6:42 AM
I know how you feel….and I don’t think it is bad at all for us mother’s to look forward to our husband’s return home just for the simple fact of handing the kids over to them.
And no, tantrums are NOT fun. However, my daughter never really screamed, she was (and still is) very verbal. I get a lot of teenage-y arguments out of her, and she’s only 4! And it is so annoying!
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#20 by pgoodness on August 4, 2008 - 7:01 AM
LOL. Only funny because it’s not mine for once.
Going to see a movie with hubby today – it’s his birthday! And work, sometime I have to work…
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#21 by Lou Lohman on August 4, 2008 - 7:27 AM
I love the way he gets momentarily distracted by the drape. It’s like “Pay attention!, pay attention!, ooo, I can hide behind this, Oh, wait, Pay Attention!, Pay attention!, Hey this is a different color over here, Alright, where’d she go?, There she is!, Pay attention!, Pay Attention!
Of course, it’s funny to WATCH – I’m not so sure it’s so funny to live it.
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#22 by michellew on August 4, 2008 - 8:00 AM
Must say I frequently videotaped #2’s heinous, horrifying, tantrums. I took the tapes to the pediatrician on time. I refused to believe that anything human could make those noises if not medically altered somehow.
He assured me she was healthey. I called him an asshole and made him watch the video 4 more times. Then I went and got a cappucino.
Only consolation I have- she’s turing 4 in a few weeks and she has pretty much outgrown them. Or maybe I’ve just got better at tuning them out. Either way, the future looks bright.
#23 by Secret Agent Mama on August 4, 2008 - 8:05 AM
I’m in Buffalo still.. This week I’ll be:
-having lunch with a friend
-having dinner with my cousin
-getting together for a swim playdate with another friend and her kids
-going to the movies with my dad and the kids
-hanging with my ‘rents as much as possible
-going to our Godparents house to officially “invite” them to Christen Davey (it’s a Macedonian Orthodox thing)
-picking up Michael from the airport on Saturday (he’ll be here for a few days and then we head home on the 14th)
#24 by tenakim on August 4, 2008 - 8:13 AM
I can’t say I love it. He’s adorable, but I can honestly say I don’t find tantrums cute – I have had (and still do on occassion) to listen to far too many!
#25 by Miss Britt on August 4, 2008 - 8:13 AM
Oh no. I’m not even clicking. My babies are gone for three weeks and I STILL don’t miss them badly enough to want to listen to the sound I suspect is on that video…
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#26 by KD (A Bit Squirrelly) on August 4, 2008 - 8:20 AM
He is uste on video, but I am sure after the 1000th time he does it and you have no relief it is not funny, I know it’s not funny in my house after the second. Get clean, smell pretty, enjoy youyr hubby
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#27 by chasingjoy on August 4, 2008 - 8:23 AM
Perhaps because I know my day is coming very very soon (probably as soon as Madilynn arrives and I’m massively sleep deprived) I find nothing funny about that!
I’ll still give you a reason to say you hate me though. This too shall pass! LOL! I know it royally pisses me off when people say that, true or not.
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#28 by texasholly @ June Cleaver Nirvana on August 4, 2008 - 8:47 AM
A well timed bubble bath solves all problems.
#29 by *pixie* on August 4, 2008 - 9:04 AM
This makes me want to jump in the shower while my toddler is sleeping. But…I’m always worried it will wake him up. Not ready for naptime to be over yet. What to do?
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#30 by twingly on August 4, 2008 - 9:07 AM
Totally not funny at all, I have one of those monsters too, he also has a brother(10) and sister(7) that help pull those lovely sounds out of him.
As for what I am doing this week, I am working from home while trying to deal with the screaming! I may lock the door and let them fend for themselves. Oh and school starts this week for the older ones…WOO HOOO!!!!!!!!
#31 by A Serious Attempt at Fun on August 4, 2008 - 9:40 AM
Honey! What happens if you walk away from a scene like that? I got sound advice from a veteran momma maven when my kiddos were little:
Say, “I’ll be over here when you’re done” and walk away.
On the other hand, maybe he’ll grow up to be a great actor, for soap operas or something.
A Serious Attempt at Funs last blog post..8/03/08
#32 by Angie on August 4, 2008 - 10:39 AM
God Damn that curtain for hanging there in Braden’s space!!
I’m sorry, but I laughed at his little crying face only b/c he isn’t mine! It doesn’t take long hearing that to be swept back in time to the days of mine screaming, banging their heads and kicking their feet…….hmmm, come to think of it, not much has changed now that they are teenagers.
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#33 by MP on August 4, 2008 - 10:44 AM
by midweek my brand new shower w/ body sprayers is supposed to be completed..
body sprayers and a seat…
pulse..massage… body sprayers…
hopefully by wednesday..
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#34 by Kate on August 4, 2008 - 10:48 AM
i’m so there… only louder and longer… more tears… and more throwing things and banging of the head… and i would guess you probably did something heinous like give.him.exactly.what.he.asked.for…. this is a phase, right??
#35 by Write From Karen on August 4, 2008 - 11:15 AM
I have to be honest, I’m SO GLAD I’m out of this temper tantrum stage. (Though I guess you could say I’ve actually graduated from the toddler tantrum to the teenage tantrum – which is bad on so many different levels).
I used to just walk away and let him scream it out. If he started in the store, I would just drop what I was doing and leave the store. If I didn’t give my son the attention he was obviously wanting, then he usually stopped after a bit. After he calmed down is when I gave him the attention.
Hang in there – this too shall pass.
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#36 by Claire in CA, USA on August 4, 2008 - 11:16 AM
My kids were not screamers, and thank God, because they’d be dead, and I’d be in prison.
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#37 by Write From Karen on August 4, 2008 - 11:16 AM
Wait, that sounded bad. I didn’t leave my son in the store, WE would leave the store, together!
ACK! I’m a bad mom, but NOT quite THAT bad. Sheesh.
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#38 by Jenny from Mommin' It Up! on August 4, 2008 - 11:36 AM
My 4 year old really enjoyed watching that. His comment after the last scream, “What SOUND was that?”
I think you should name it!
#39 by HappyCampers on August 4, 2008 - 12:49 PM
You’re right….it IS cute on video. I’m sure it’s not so cute right now, in real life. But wait 10 years and watch it again & I bet you’ll miss little Braden’s fits. But then again, maybe not
This week? Don’t shoot me, but we just arrived in Cocoa Beach for a week of sandy fun. Ahhhhh…..
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#40 by ourcrookedtree on August 4, 2008 - 1:57 PM
I am sorry too, it is cute but I know agony at the time. How long did he go? You deserve a long hot tub…funny how bathing becomes a luxury with kids…especially boys!
#41 by Sarah on August 4, 2008 - 2:30 PM
I’ll trade you…you can take Angel for a few days…B is mild in comparison *lol* (I’ll send you my videos if you want to compare *giggle*) But yes…day in, day out of it sucks big time. Stay in the tub until you get pruney and crank up the stereo…you DESERVE it…I know
Sarahs last blog post..How did that happen?
#42 by shannon on August 4, 2008 - 3:03 PM
Sorry, but it is funny in a thank God it isn’t just my kids that act that way kinda way. I especially like how he hits the curtain as he is flailing around then gets all pissed that curtain attacks him. For some inexplicable reason I have 4 of those creatures and each is worse than the one before. No there will not be a fifth.
As for what I am doing this week, I am trying to figure out how to shop in Germany as soon as I figure out where the grocery store went to, unpacking suitcases, unpacking the first of 3 shipments of crap that will be arriving this month, burning dinner on this damn German incinerator masquerading as a stove (can’t get the oven to work either!) convincing the middle 2 heathens that it isn’t the end of the world that they started school 2 weeks before the oldest and 3 weeks before the youngest, trying to explain to all of the children why there are naked people sunbathing in the park, figuring our where the school is, checking in at the consulate, trying learn enough German and forget enough Indonesian that I will quit saying terima kasih and sama sama and start saying donke and bitte. I will also try to keep any of the children from killing any of the other children (or the cats) by throwing them out a 3rd or 4th floor window. Did I mention that my new house in Germany is in fact a 3 floor walk up, 2 level apartment? My legs and ass are killing me but I think I can throw away the thighs of steel video all these stairs are a bitch. I am also trying to catch up on blogging, both reading and resurrecting my own blog.
You know what, I would still rather be me than deal with screaming 2 year old tantrums! Hang in there!
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#43 by cj on August 4, 2008 - 4:48 PM
I used to rebuke satan out of my daughter when she’d go off on a tantrum. seriously. I feel bad about those times. But with the second one, I just walk away.
cjs last blog post..Brad
#44 by Jamie on August 4, 2008 - 5:34 PM
That kind of screaming is THE WORSE.
Sneak a bottle of wine into the bathroom, too.
As for our house, we are getting ready for first grade next week. Sniff!
#45 by Tanya on August 4, 2008 - 5:44 PM
Yay! I’m glad things are getting better for you!
My Nath had to work all weekend so I was stuck with a bored 5 year old. On Sunday we went out in the garden and he enjoyed bringing me rocks while I made a rock garden. He fell asleep at 6pm because he was exhausted! It was so quiet and he slept until 7 the next morning!
#46 by Beck on August 4, 2008 - 7:58 PM
And want to know my life? MULTIPLY THAT BY THREE!
Oh, the inhumanity.
Enjoy your break!
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#47 by Allyson on August 4, 2008 - 8:24 PM
Oh, he must be right around 2 years old. I feel your pain. I have one of those too.
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#48 by beautifulmess on August 4, 2008 - 8:44 PM
I couldn’t watch the video…I feel you pain. Mine does the same thing when she feels like it. Gotta love the terrible twos (which, officially doesn’t start until next Monday, but she got an early start)
Do enjoy that bubble bath!
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#49 by Corrie on August 4, 2008 - 8:50 PM
I know it’s not funny NOW. But one of my all-time favorite pics of my older boy (now 8), is in full on tantrum mode! I have a fav tantrum memory, too. It is when we were in the driveway. He (I think almost 3 at the time) started screaming and all, took a quick look around, noted his surroundings, walked over to the lawn and THEN threw himself down to complete his freak out. No fool, that one!
My younger boy will be one this month…don’t ask me how I can be remembering these moments so fondly, knowing that it’ll all start up again very soon now. Guess it’s cuz I know that these little monkeys grow up so darn fast!!
#50 by Midwest Mommy on August 4, 2008 - 9:05 PM
I love it that you recorded it and posted on here!
I have had these days. It is like the phase comes and goes. Right now we are out of it but now that I wrote that all hell will break loose tomorrow
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#51 by Jessica on August 4, 2008 - 9:15 PM
UGH I know that feeling. And I don’t have to turn it up to get realism, just open the closet door. I kid..kinda
I would love a bubble bath, but instead I will be wondering who stole my hubby and replaced him with a large whiney sick child.
Also, my son turned 2 today. Where was I 2 years ago AT THIS MOMENT?? Thank you for asking, I was listening to my ob/gyn lecture hubby for missing the birth. Don’t worry, I’ve been doing this all day. I think I’ll go post my birth story for him cause I know you’re all DYING TO KNOW!
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#52 by Rachael on August 4, 2008 - 9:29 PM
Enjoy yourself! Apparently this week I am flying to New Jersey Tomorrow, even though I THOUGHT I was doing that on Wednesday. Now I am packing like a mad-person and dreading a 6 hour flight with a 2 year old. I’m just praying that video doesn’t happen to me in real life on the plane.
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#53 by Sarah on August 4, 2008 - 9:55 PM
I feel your pain…. so fun huh?? But cute at the same time
#54 by Hecticmom Undone on August 5, 2008 - 12:08 AM
Oh – I have been there. This is why I have decided that 2 is enough for me. I’m not sure that I could survive another toddlerhood.
At least he didn’t cry so hard he vomited (he may have but I stopped watching about halfway through.) My daughter would cry so hard and so long (sometimes up to an hour – she was an incredibly dedicated fit thrower) that she would vomit and gag. It was horrible. However, now – sweetest girl ever. I’m going to enjoy her until she becomes a teenager and starts acting like the video above.
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#55 by Issa on August 5, 2008 - 12:51 AM
Oh I don’t miss that at all. Now in oh say two years (if I’m that lucky) I’ll have that again. But I remember it well and I am so sorry for you.
Try ear plugs. It works, you can still hear, just not so um…clearly.
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#56 by river on August 5, 2008 - 2:47 AM
Sounds like perfectly normal toddler frustration to me. Walk away and leave him to it. Just like the advice given to “A Serious Attempt at Fun”, it works.
Or you could go ahead and have the bubble bath and take him in with you. Instant quiet. Maybe even laughter. Then when John gets home you get the “me” time you need. after that of course, John gets the “Lotus” time HE needs….
#57 by Colleen - Mommy Always Wins on August 5, 2008 - 9:38 AM
I love that you’ve tagged it “lazy douche”.
My little guy screams like that *when I get him dressed*. He’s going through serious attitude issues right now. WTH?
#58 by Amanda on August 5, 2008 - 11:22 AM
Even Neilen thought he was cute. It just isn’t fair, is it?
#59 by Cassandra Rae on August 5, 2008 - 11:14 PM
Hey my teen does this every once in awhile…and it is NOT cute! Well, okay, it’s a little cute…from far away!
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#60 by DisgruntledMom on August 6, 2008 - 1:39 AM
Oh, he is trying so hard to make a point! Definitely more amusing when it’s happening in someone else’s home
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#61 by Kate from Atlanta burbs on August 6, 2008 - 11:11 PM
I can’t figure out who or what has pissed him off so much–the curtain or the camera? I mean, you didn’t even get his good side. Jeez. Get with it, Mom….
#62 by Annica on August 9, 2008 - 4:48 PM
Holy cr*p that cracks me up…you crack me up. I have one of those monkeys at home, so I feel your pain. I in fact, am known to do this myself.