Originally posted by ILoveReptiles
There are varying degrees of temper tantrums, and yes I consider crying and carrying on to definitely be a temper tantrum. Anything that a child does when they're upset that they cannot have their way is a temper tantrum IMHO...

But here's a real doozy:



Temper Tantrum!!!

Oh god! Now I know I am lucky lol.


Just want to clarify that just because a child cries doesn't mean it's because he's not getting his way. Children cry for all sorts of reasons, it shows they are unhappy and is a natural way of communicating. For instance last night I was doing dishes while Dan was on the computer. Dylan came over to Dan and was tugging on his diaper, I was watcing, Dylan was fussy. Dan got mad because he was fussy, so his diaper went unchanged. Dylan came back over tuggin on his diaper, clearly showing that he wanted it changed, which was obvious as you could smell he poopied in his pants. So I told Dan, duh, he wants his diaper changed! Can you not see him trying to tell you? If I had poop in my pants you better believe I wouldn't be a happy camper either. He changed his diaper and Dylan was fine. Lesson learned for both of them. Dan- pay attention! and Dylan- next time you need your diaper changed go to mommy.


Anyways, I respect peoples decision to not have children. What bugs me is when people still bug you even after you have one! I remember it was only about a month after I had Dylan and my step father was already asking me when the next was comming. I almost fainted. Ones enough! As much as I love Dylan, kids are a lot of work, deffinately not for everybody.