We have lots and lots of moments of laughter and joy and fun in our home these days. However, we also experience a lot of screaming, tantrums, whining, fighting, and complete meltdown shitshows.
Two new additions to the household since the advent of the three year old tantrum:
1) the phrase "TGIM"--aka "Thank goodness it's Monday and we get to go back to work where people listen to what we say (and abide by it, in Jeff's case), rarely whine, and almost never have screaming, crying, melt-to-a-kicking-puddle-on-the-ground meltdowns in our presence.
2) masking tape as a car accessory. Theo has taken to either shimmying out of the armpit-level clip so that he can reach out and around more effectively, or actually unbuckling the seat altogether. Neither of which are an option for safe car travel. We have started traveling with masking tape, which has been used once to secure the armpit-level clip, and has been used once to bind Theo's wrists together so that he could not unbuckle the seat. A friend at work who is training her puppy suggested zip ties as another effective alternative to consider. This is what our life has become--trading notes on how to secure our children to their safety seats.
