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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry the PPs are being so mean.  I don't understand why there's so much judgment of the OP.  We all have our parenting strengths and weaknesses, but what she's describing sounds like challenging behavior -- not unusual, just definitely needy.

I'm a SAHM and can totally sympathize.  I'm sorry to say it, but I definitely think that people who WOH fulltime or nearly fulltime simply cannot understand what it's like to be in a situation like this all.the.time.  If you have a challenging kid, it can be really challenging, and if you're SAH, it's challenging all the time.

My DS was most difficult prior to age 1.5.  He had allergies and reflux that led to really poor eating and sleeping, and as you can imagine, that led to general crankiness most of the time.  By 1.5, he was finally able to express himself more verbally, and the allergies and reflux were better controlled and starting to go away.

He was a pretty happy kid from about 1.5 to 3.  I would not have called him a difficult 2 year old.  I saw many friends' kids having serious tantrums, and that was extremely rare for my kid -- basically never happened in public and only at home when he was getting sick.

Age 3 has been seriously, seriously challenging, though.  Many of my friends' kids who were difficult during the 2s now seem to be mellowing, whereas my kid has ramped it up and NOW has more tantrums about stuff!  As one of the PPs said, oftentimes either 2 or 3 is hard, but often not both.

I hope your kid starts calming down more and that it gets better!  I totally feel for you.  If there are any transitions or changes, that will only make it worse, so aim for routine, routine, routine.  GL![/quote]

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