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Friday, January 23, 2009 - (see all news for this day)
massive trantrum - 07:42 AM
(filed under 'smiley')
smiley just chucked a massive tantrum.
he was thirsty & asked for a drink of water. since my bag has everything in its place, etc, i got up to get my water bottle out of it for him, the one i almost always carry in my bag for when we're out & get thirsty. means we avoid having to buy unhealthy drinks. but he didn't want that. he wanted his water bottle from upstairs, the one i'd bought him from woodford which is now the bedtime water bottle in case he wants a drink in the middle of the night.
he wanted me to go upstairs & get it for him. i refused, since he's perfectly capable of going up there & getting it himself. the tanty started.
he said he was too thirsty to go up & get it. so i said he could have the water from my water bottle, but he said he wanted more than that. i said i'd refill it if he drank it all. he responded that he didn't want that much. all of this was said with tears streaming down the face & much whinging.
i still refused, on priniple now, to go & get it for him. then much grabbing & pushing around of the chair at his computer desk ensued, followed by throwing himself on the floor, all accompanied by very dramatic coughing & choking noises & telling me that he was so thirsty that he'd die if i didn't go & get his water bottle.
by this stage i was actually laughing. to quote a friend of mine, this kid can skip nida & go straight to 'neighbours'.
i offered to meet him halfway, so to speak, & that i'd walk upstairs with him, as long as he grabbed his water bottle himself. still he refused.
this went on for about fifteen minutes. no joke. i refused to budge.
eventually, he decided that he would walk up there with me, & while he calmed down a touch as we were going up the stairs, he still threw himself around on the floor & the bed a bit, with more crying & whinging.
finally he had his drink (fortunately, he didn't actually die from thirst beforehand) & then decided that he still liked me & we lay on the bed & cuddled for a little while.
score: mummy, 1. kid, 0.
well, actually, he wins, too, since this is hopefully part of him learning to be a decent human being.
good lord! he's only 5. imagine him as a teenager! LOL!
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I think mummy should only get .5, for the compromise
or should the compromise win you more....