Anya’s Terrible Three : Making a comeback
The big sister’s been keeping me busy lately.
With her daily (and rather frequent) Terrible Three moments.
It’s actually been quite alright these past few months. Of course there are times when she’d make such a huge fuss about simple things and throw tantrums. But it’s not on a regular basis.
These past few days she’d ask for unreasonable stuff and go against my requests. She delays her naps and takes a (very) long time to fall asleep.
She makes so much noise (read: screaming, crying, thumping her feet on the ground or on my bed), I’m not surprised if my neighbours have started to stuff their ears with cotton balls.
I do notice that all this started last week when my parents were here for a short visit.
At first, we thought she’s not interested to sleep or nap because she preferred to spend time and play with her grandparents.
Then after observing her even more closely, we sort of felt it’s probably due to her emotionally feeling insecure too, since she’s not getting as much attention and time from her grandparents as she used to (now that there’s Vai around and not JUST her).
Thing is, my parents’ve gone back to Jakarta last Sunday and she’s still giving us the tantrums. Everyday.
And it’s pretty bad.
She screams on top of her lungs. She’d frantically ask me to carry and hug her. And although I speak to her calmly, tell her how we love her so much, explain to her why she can or cannot do certain stuff while cuddling and hugging her real tight, she’d still be crying and screaming.
And it’s been happening not just at home, but also in public (and in taxis too! Poor cab drivers! Her screams and cries probably bring back their long-forgotten migranes).
Sigh.
She’s going through her ‘hormonal’ phase again, I guess.
And I tell myself that as long as her drama-episodes last for less than an hour each time, I should be able to survive this.
I’m pretty drained.
And I hope she’d go back to her ‘normal’ self real soon.
