Anyone else have those weeks where you just need a giant punching bag and 3-6 hours uninterrupted? I've gotten about 4-5 hours sleep a night, my son who's not even 2, does nothing but scream, hit, and head butt me all day long, and it's been going on for 5 weeks now. I got a huge knock on my head from him throwing a metal water bottle at my head, he threw and shattered my vapor (the only way I've been able to smoke less than a pack a day), I have bruises all over my arms and legs from him. I'm at my wits end!! I keep asking my mil to watch him for a day or two to get a break and reset, she lives 300ft away, but she "can't" for a number of stupid reasons. My husband usually gives me a break on the weekends, but he's working a bunch of overtime for extra money right before Christmas. I'm going to go absolutely nuts without a break...
oh i am all for spanking, if he knows what he's doing is wrong he gets spanked. Its not working tho, he either hits me again or laughs in my face. He hit the terrible twos a day after he turned one so I'm praying this is the 3yo attitude or I will be completely psychotic when it does happen. We tried time out until a friend with a degree in child psychology said before 3-4 they won't understand the concept, he gets his hand smacked when he grabs things that aren't his to play with (like my vapor, Daddy's wallet, our phones), and gets spanked after counting to 3 for most everything else unless it's something like hitting or throwing things at us. I'm at my wits end, no parenting strategy is working, my mil means we'll with her advice but it's all crap (distract him when it happens, well wwhen he hits me I'm punishing him not distacting him). I don't know what else to do anynore!!