Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Serious 2 Year Old Attitude

The 2 year old attitude came to our house a few months early. I'm hoping that means it leaves a few months early. I can find solace in the fact that a.) it hasn't been extreme (yet), and b.) I am well aware that the two year old attitude is a "phase"... a child coming to terms with and claiming their independence. The days of Wrestling-My-Squealing-Daughter-To-Get-Her-Strapped-Into-A-Car-Seat-In-A-Public-Parking-Lot-Almost-Every-Time-We-Go-Somewhere are numbered. This too shall pass. For every time there is a season, etc., etc. etc.
The only fear lurking in the back of my mind stems from the fact that, at this point, I'm still learning every day through trial and error what makes her tick... and she likes to mix things up. I don't know who she is, or who she's becoming. What if this isn't really a phase? What if it's her personality? Hold onto your hats, folks. This could be a bumpy ride!
Adjusting to a new person in your home is something really interesting.

When he first came to this house he'd just sit around all day
And he would never get a job he'd just run around naked and play
And he was always stinky and he would very often cry
He was always making messes and to clean them up he never would try

And now that he is two years old he thinks he's some kind of king
He goes where he wants he does what he wants and gets into everything
He's acting rambunctious, rambunctious and kind of rude
He's got a serious, serious, serious, serious 2 year old attitude

He's got a serious, serious, serious, serious 2 year old attitude
You better give that boy, you better give him some latitude
'Cause he can kick and scream and fight
and he just learned how to bite
He's got a serious, serious, serious, serious 2 year old attitude

Well he's always stealing stuff when you take him to the store
He's either breaking it, trying to eat it, or throwing it on the floor
And he won't eat his vegetables he won't eat his applesauce
'Cause he's a bad to the bone know it all a rebel without a cause

And now that he is two years old he thinks he's some kind of king
He goes where he wants he does what he wants and gets into everything
Cause he'll wait until you get into a church or a store or another public place
And the he'll pout and he'll shout and he'll rant and he'll rave
And he'll cry and he'll scream until he's red in the face

-Ryan Shupe

1 comment:

  1. Oh yeah....Eliana is starting to do this too (at 18 mos), and I thought we had a few more months before the fierce independence began! Every time Kira and Eliana go through a "phase," I always hope that it is just that, and not a personality trait :)

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