Do You Want to Know a Secret?

When I'm extremely bored here, alone in my house and the kids are sleeping (shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh), I'm a Googler.

I Google everyone.

People I know. People I knew. Old annoying ex-boyfriends. Bitchy friends from college.

You name it. I google them.

I'm not so sure exactly what motivates me to dredge up the past, but I do it anyway, and quite frankly, I've never found anything of great interest. But it is bizarre to think about how connected we can all still be thanks to the internet.

With Facebook and Linkedin alone, I've found a TON of people I would never have talked to again (some good, some not so good).

So, do you Google?  Seriously. Admit it right here.

And separately, if you could tell me exactly when the "threes" get easier, that would be great. I mean, one was hard, two was hard, and now three. THREE!

She told me that she didn't like the way I was talking to her when I told her to clean up. She said I had to be nicer. She said if I make bad choices (i.e. use a tone of voice that is not nice) that I'm going to have to sit in the corner.

I nearly caught myself arguing about my tone of voice. With a THREE YEAR OLD.

Cripey. And she's throwing huge tantrums when she gets frustrated. And she misses her grandparents. YES, the freaking in-laws. Apparently we have to go visit them next week. And the week after. And every week.

Oy.

Comments

[Tracy]

My dd just turned 3 and she is BOSSY. I am constantly making her restate her wishes. When she hollers "Mommy, get up!" or "I Want Juice" I say "how do you ask me?" and wait for her to ask nicely. I just cant stand kids talking disrespectfully to adults. CANT STAND IT.

Oh, and the WHINING! UGGGGGH.

[Gillian]

My grandson told my daughter (on video so it could be shared) that if she did not listen to him, he would take away her camera and give her a time out. Hilariously he said it all in the calm, quite voice his mom always uses with him. He is the ruler of the universe and wants to be in charge of everything but that is his nature. At times he has tantrums and melt downs, but even when he is his normal adorably sweet self he is opinionated as all get out. Happily, always in the kind, soft voice of his mom.

[Kristen]

OMG more like cranky b-word over here...

[Kelly]

Moxie called 3yrs old the "cranky jerk" phase, and that is totally where my son is right now. He's an absolute cranky jerk and I hope to hell some magical switch flips soon and he becomes a lovely and sweet 4yr old because I just don't have any patience anymore for cranky jerks.

[dana]

I Google all the time. I am addicted. I don't know why. It just passes the time and settles the need to be nosy and curious. Or something.

[Stacey]

I don't google people. I did a few years back and instead of finding people I know on MySpace or Facebook, I found what I believe are their children... That made me feel old. I can't see PMing them and saying "Is your Mommy home?"

My 3 year old tells me "It makes me angry when you tell me to clean up." and "You say bad word, you go to room."

[Wendy]

Who told you it ever gets better? I would like to ask them for more information.

My daughter is now 5 yrs old and knows everything. When she gets a tone with me or trys to get into those big girl panties, I tell her to take her sassy and put it in her pant. There is only room for one Queen in this house and that job is taken.

And no I don't Google. I don't do it well and end up in some weird, disturbing places.

[Jill]

I think three is the worst I've had (my oldest is six). If I live for six more months I will tell you if four improves the situation as it did for elder kid. If I don't make it you can check with the psychiatrist who checked me in.

[Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You]

Oh - and ps - thank you :)

[Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You]

In a word?

NEVER

My 4 yr old is just a more obnoxious 3 yr old. I can't wait till she gets to uhhh 12? lol

Seriously, I dread when she gets to be a teen. One of us isn't going to make it! I just look at her and say to myself "WHERE DID YOU COME FROM???"

My son wasn't like this. He really wasn't!