I had a doctor’s appointment this morning. Nothing major, just a quick stop for some blood work. I think I waited in the waiting room longer than it took the lab tech to prep my arm, find a vein and take two tubes worth of blood. I originally hoped to go alone, since it’s just SO much easier when you’re not hauling sproglets around with you everywhere, but Dan had to work this morning. But I figured it wouldn’t be too bad, since it was just Ryan (Alyssa is with Dan’s sisters and their aunt and uncle at the beach, lucky girl!).
Hah. He was bucking and squirming in his stroller before we even got in the door. Then we no sooner get in and I’m signing in and he’s ripping his shoes off and throwing them, followed by a toy car, which hit some poor woman in the back of the leg. All while shrieking bloody murder, of course. Damn, I was mortified. There were at least ten people in the waiting room, and it was so quiet (aside from Ryan) that you could hear a pin drop. I begged the receptionist to please get me back in a room as soon as possible, even if I had to sit in there for 10-15 minutes.
No such luck, of course. We were in the waiting room for an agonizing ten minutes. Ryan was just in one of those moods where you look at him the wrong way, or heaven forbid offer him something he doesn’t want (Capri Sun, fruit snacks, a little tissue box that has drawings on it for kids to color in, a toy car, a sheet of star stickers), he’s going to loudly shriek his displeasure. And he did. Ugh. When my name was called I made a run for it.
Now we’re home (thank GOD) and he is still in a shrieky, don’t-look-at-me-don’t-touch-me mood. We’re not going back out until this evening, and by then if he is still like this I’m going to be tempted to gag him, just so I can have a few minutes of shrill-less silence.
goodness sounds like you have had a DAY and its hardly even begun!
i hope it gets better. maybe if he takes a nap he will wake up in a better mood!
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Aww I am sorry
Wow. I imagine it can be mentally draining to handle Ryan’s melt downs. I wish there was something I could say to make things better but it sounds like one of those days for him.
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Man I remember those type of situations with Sydney. It’s one key way I picked up on ADHD. She was the child who never could understand that you don’t just scream in a quiet room, talk to strangers about your panties or your mommies bra, and general lack of care for anyone around her that she didn’t know or public. She’s way better now, maybe it gets better with age!
Just smile and tell people he’s channeling his inner diva.
We’ve all had those days – I can tell from the moment they wake up what kind of mood my boys are going to be in. Sounds like your avergae,everyday wobbler that all mommys have been hit with! “don’t want it” ” don’t like” “don’t .don’t don ‘t” *mommy explodes*
can you tell that I’ve been there ? lol
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aw hun that sucks, poor you
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So sorry about this. Hopefully last night he was better for you. They just dont understand that sometimes we do things we dont want to do, or be somewhere we dont want to be.
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hehehe… when my Sister and I were at the zoo with the little ones, her three year old through a temper tantrum to end all tantrums! I just kind of walked away and pretended I wasn’t with them ;)
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Aw, I’m sorry he had an off day out in public, Jenn. :\
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