THE TERRIBLE TWO'S

Here are my 10 ways to survive the terrible two's!!.......................NOT!

I'm not here to tell you how to survive the terrible twos because lets face it, what works today might not work tomorrow. And throughout motherhood we are constantly reminded that 'no two kids are the same'. So I' m not going to patronise you with some rubbish top ten that will get you through because some days are easier than others. Some mothers experience this phase when their child is two, some at four.

I'm writing this to remind you that 'It's OK'.
It's OK that you bribed your child with chocolate, it's OK that you gave them the Ipad to get 5 minutes of peace to hear your own thoughts or put on another Disney film to have a cup of tea in peace and it's OK that your counting down the hours until bedtime.

We've all been there. And to be honest once they go to sleep we spend the rest of our night feeling guilty for even wishing the day away. They are our children and we love them no matter what. But it doesn't take away the fact that as soon as they turn two they are faced with the need to depend on us but also want total independence which basically turns them completely unreasonable sometimes. Things they once liked they hate and sometimes they will have two weeks without any tantrums followed by one week of which at the time seems like hell.

I'm reminding you that it's OK. Your doing amazing and do not let anyone tell you otherwise or make you feel guilty. Don't compare yourself to other mum's. She may look immaculate and like she has everything together but she may be on her third coffee of the day and her child has had a meltdown 10 minutes earlier because she wouldn't let them sit on the conveyor belt in the supermarket. Today they love macaroni, tomorrow the word sparks another tantrum. Who knows.

Not all of us mothers are lucky enough to have close friends or family with young kids to relate to or even just to laugh it off and sometimes you feel like its all your fault. But bottom line kids are crazy. They are amazing, but sometimes crazy.

So laugh it off and remember you are amazing! This phase will pass and you'll laugh at the crazy things they do.

Ps. If you need that wine after bedtime on monday. Then you have that wine mama!! You got this

G x