Yes, He Can be Terrible

Not sure what I hate more, Leon when he is in his terrible two mood or another person telling me not to call it "Terrible two."  The other day I was at a museum and the guard commented on Leon enjoying the artwork.  I was happy that Leon was enjoying everything.  That was the second time we went to that particular museum that week.  But I also know how jumpy the guards get when Leon comes in the room because their are several standing art works that say "don't touch."  Last time I had to put Leon back in his stroller at three (I count now 1-2-3 for each offense and 3 is back in stroller or time out somewhere) because he was running, yelling, and very close to touching or bumping into artwork in the museum.

So back to this day with this particular guard, I said, something like"yeah, he's great but he's also in the terrible twos so I'm watching him."  Random man replies, "you shouldn't call your son terrible, he is not terrible, you should respect and honor him."  um...seriously?  Stranger man.  How about you become 37.5 weeks pregnant and chase a toddler down, deal with the kicking and screaming, and throwing food on the floor.

Another day, I said Leon was going through his terrible twos and another person said to me, "Leon is not terrible."  This person hadn't seen Leon since he drooled uncontrollably and had just learned to roll over.

I could go on and on.

Leon is an amazing child.  He is so smart, coordinated, friendly, and happy.  But he is also going through a tough time right now.  He wants to be in control of everything and in those moments when he wants more of X or less of Y he can really be terrible.

So let me call it what it is!