Some things never change. I STILL hate age 3!

WOW! Mike sounds like you need a long nap or something. LOL!
Kids do not change for the grandparents.....sorry, they stay young in our older days, and as we grow older our tolerance wears thinner & thinner. Hopefully you will have a better day tomorrow. It is bad when they are sick cause they sure can get cranky, too bad Mama is feeling under the weather too, Mama's seem to have more tolerance with the little ones.....LOL!
Happy Easter:)

I doubt you can make a difference in the mothers life, but sounds like you need to pull out your soup pot and brew up a big pot of chicken soup for your loved ones. I remember just answering a post of yours RE: chicken soup. Works magic on me. Good luck and stay well. Get better to your wife and Jason.

When you are done with the flag, then I'm getting in line. $1000 for plumbing was just the icing on the week, as if it could go wrong, it did go wrong. My cable was down part of today and I was working on taxes and 20 minutes of work has be done over. It was math calculations and I didn't save it.

I sure hope they feel better quickly!

It is difficult to deal with such young children! They are challenging their parents, as they must do in order to grow! Try to get some time off if you can! Remember it is how you respond that affects the outcome! Happy Easter!

I have never understood why the cliche is "terrible twos" I always loved the twos, but gracious - those threes are so trying! they really are pushing the limits testing their boundries.

That stinks Mike---- I hate it when kids get colds... My daughter is fighting one too--- and believe me at the age of 11-- it's just as bad- whiny- moopy- cranky--- and to top it off she is so moody-- I think it might be almost time for her to start you know.
Eekk..

I hope your wife gets better soon--- and what a shame you had to work at the lingerie shop-- You always said you could tell a womans size-- too bad you didn't get customers!
I hope you have a better week! Sending you happy thoughts-

I agree with you and modestah, I never understood the term "terrible twos" because 3 was always the worst age for me (for the record 4 is only slightly better and 5 slightly more). By 6 they have learned (my kids anyway) that whining and temper tantrums do not work, their independence has grown significantly (no more wiping dirty bums!!!), and they are much easier to reason with. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy those moments when they are younger and the world is a new place to them, but they do just push and push those buttons until we are ready to explode. I cannot imagine adding an unstable parent to the equation nor could I imagine doing it alone. I give a LOT of credit to those who are those situations, because I think it would be enough to send me over the edge.

My darling Mike i am so sorry that this has been such an awful, nasty, challenging and distressing week for you my friend! I do know what 3 is like and that alone is almost enough to send most people over the edge without everything else! I am sure this week will be a huge improvement for you! i am sending hugs to you all! ps If I had only known you were in the lingerie store - I can just imagine your face if all we mylot ladies came trooping in - your face would have been priceless! lol xxxx

Well it is tough when kids get sick..Us big people are miserable when we have colds but we sniff, gripe,snort and go to bed...Jason is a little guy and he is miserable and he is doing all he knows to do and that is to pester you and be a holy Terror.....He is miserable and wants you to cater to them,they have it in their little minds that doing all these things will somehow make them feel better...They just do not know how to lay down and be sick....Hopefull Jason will get to feeling better soon and his mood will improve....

Ahhhhhh, shucks. I know where you are coming from. My 3 yr. old grandson lives with me, his mom and dad are here to. He can be such a joy and a pain in the rear at the same time. He can be so ornery and then heart melting sweetness the next second. I have days like what you are describing too, tomorrow will be better, yeah right, LOL. My grandson says "you be fine". Enjoy them while they are little, they soon grow up and become teenagers.