Comments on: Roadbumps, revisited

By: Myg

Myg — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:28:39 +0000

I think posts like these should come with some kind of spoiler alert or something for those of us who just gave birth to two boys. With any luck, I will have forgotten this post and its contents by the time my boys are entering the great a-hole stage.

By: harmzie

harmzie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:30:07 +0000

I always assumed when they said “parental amnesia lets us have more” they were talking about the pregnancy & labour. I now realize they were talking about the random rage fits and suspension of reality they do (”you SO did NOT restrict me from Skittles for supper last night. Here, let me scream to the neighbours how you don’t feed me”)

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:48:13 +0000

It’s always good to be reminded that you are not the only one out there raising a tiny little narcissistic psychopath. A mean and nasty tiny little narcissistic psychopath. And yet, with the unerring ability to know when it is time to stop with the horror and throw in a bear hug and a lip-smacking kiss. The better to avoid being posted on eBay once and for all…

By: Cookie

Cookie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:41:59 +0000

So, I am sorry to say that the Blue Ribbon Berry Pie Ice Cream no longer exists. It was part of a *premium* ice cream line Dreyer’s/Edy’s tried out. However, they currently have a Summer Peach Pie flavor that include chunks of pie crust.

http://www.dreyers.com/brand/funflavors/flavor.asp?b=1420&f=2855

You can even search for stores that carry the flavor based on your zip code.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:36:17 +0000

Thanks for describing the last couple of weeks with my 17-month-old daughter. Terrible as it is, there is comfort in knowing that I’m not raising the only raving lunatic baby out there! I will be walking around today muttering, “That there year-and-a-half stage is a bit challenging, ayup”.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:08:21 +0000

I’m experiencing all of this with my 11-month-old daughter including angry badger like symptoms. What is it with the damn remote and the throwing oneself backwards? Seriously! Thank you for putting into words (very funny ones) exactly what I’m dealing with.

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:51:30 +0000

I think our brains block out these, um, CHARMING PHASES so we are able to convince ourselves it’s a good idea to have more kids. Thank God for blogs, right? I used to think it was crazy that my friends couldn’t remember each and every developmental step of their children – and now that I have a child I need to look back at photos and blog posts to remind myself what was happening six months ago.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:38:40 +0000

My second is being so insanely EASY that I’m scared of what might crop up.

By: Sunshyn

Sunshyn — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:57:49 +0000

So, Sarah said, “LEAVING HIM AT THE NEAREST FIRE STATION. Wait, is that not allowed when they’re already almost two? Well maybe they’ll take me, then. I could deal with being surrounded by firemen for awhile. Particularly if they didn’t smack me repeatedly on the arm and scream while I tried to wipe particles of feces from their scrotum.”

And I got a visual. Sorry, had to go there.

Seriously, my first baby boy was an ANGEL. Grandparents and aunties FOUGHT over who got to babysit. Second boy? Screamed non-stop. No one could calm him. Into everything. I couldn’t PAY a babysitter.

It all evened out when they became the Teenagers From Hell, though. Then they took turns playing Good Kid, Bad Kid. Currently, the youngest is Good Kid. At age 30.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:50:16 +0000

I also think it was a little easier only having one to deal with. Now when the 2nd is having a meltdown, the older one chimes in, or “tries” to help, and just makes the situation more difficult.
Ah toddlerhood, they are such a pain in the ass all while being so darn cute!