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Yep! I hear ya. I'm there too. My ds isn't even two yet though. Aaarrgg...
I finally reach the point where I tell him:
"I'm here for you. When you need me or a hug, come get it."
I say it with love, but I can only do so much kwim? I agree that our kids just need to release this emotion. I also try to remember that as a child, the only valid emotion in our family was happiness. That is not the way I want to raise my boys. I think we can all agree that we, as humans, feel a lot more than that.
We also use the "Show me." phrase a lot and it can help. We are currently in the phase where we have meltdowns when a container of yogurt is opened the wrong (?!?) way. That is the kind of stuff I'm up against right now.
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I ran the Inaugural Fresno Marathon and lived to tell the tale!
Love on granite
Let go of all your heart’s holding
Everything weighing you down
And lay here with me, let the world be
For now
~Catie Curtis - For Now- from the Sweet Life album~
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