To Stubborness and Beyond

Ah the joys of dealing with a toddler. This kid actually thinks he can out-stubborn a redhead. From Boston.

John made grilled cheese for dinner. A year ago Little Man considerd grilled cheese Ambrosia. Tonight it was if he'd never seen it before and he refused to eat it. He then proceeded to have a meltdown because we wouldn't make him something different. So he was sent to his room.

He came back down after saying he was ready to eat. Then refused. He asked for pasta. When told no, he melted and went back to his room.

Repeat

The next meltdown went nuclear. He layed in his bed, kicked, screamed like a banshee, and basically lashed around  a la The Exorcist.

He calmed and returned to join us but refused to eat. He decided he was coming outside with me to water the plants. When I told him he couldn't go outside until after he ate dinner he launched another nuclear explosion. I walked outside. He hit the door so hard, had we lived in California he would have set of the Big One.

He didn't eat his sandwich. Nor did he go outside, play with his cars, get pasta or anything else he asked for. What he did get was a bath and bed.

Thankfully by that time he had exhausted himself so much he didn't have the energy to fight the hair washing.

He did do something good tonight though. He told us twice while in bed that he had to go potty. Bone dry diaper but as soon as he sat down on the potty he let loose.

So we now have hard core proof that this kid DOES know when he has to go potty. He just flat out refused to stop and go during the day.

So while he may not be able to out-stubborn the Redhead, he still knows what to do with the proverbially wool.