Poppy will be four in two months time and up until now I have never heard these words before.
I still pick out her clothes, sometimes offering her a choice of two outfits. She may ask to wear a particular dress or to wear a skirt but she has never shown any more interest than that….up until Sunday that is.
Oh dear what a performance we had.
The girls were given some money over the Easter period and I spotted some cardigans I liked on sale. I showed them to Poppy who thought they were pretty and we ordered them one each. They arrived last week and she thought they were lovely.
Then on Sunday I got their outfits out and Poppy went hysterical. Oh yes! I am not talking about her just saying “I don’t want to wear that Mummy” or “can I wear something else?” Oh no! She went mad. Screaming and crying as if I had told her she had to go out naked!
So how is a Mum supposed to react to an outburst like this?
Well I tried to calm her down and asked her why she didn’t want to wear it and she told me she didn’t like the white bits (it was pink and white striped), then she became hysterical again. I treid to get her to calm down and made her go and sit in her bedroom until she was quiet (had she been downstairs it would have been the naughty cushion).
Eventually she calmed down and wiped her tears and came downstairs wearing the offending item. I did her hair pretty and let her choose which bows she wanted to wear. We carried on our day as usual and she didn’t mention it again.
Was this the way to respond? I don’t know. Will we have another outburst next time I get it out? I have no idea but do hope not.
So do you want to see what made her so upset?
It was this….the cardigan that received so many lovely comments on twitter.
So pretty and in pink her favourite colour. I hope not to see that side of my Daughter again but am sure I will.
Karen x
super amazing mum
May 16, 2012 at 8:48 am (13 years ago)I feel your pain! Pixie is going to be 4 in October, and since she turned 3, has been a real little diva in the mornings about what to wear. I used to lay her out an outfit but she would scream and strop and in the end, I went back to my old mantra….
“Pick your battles”
If she wants to wear a party dress and wellies to nursery (todays choice, I’ll tweetpic you later!) then I let her! She is know as “mini westwood” as some of her choices are very funny but I now think that by letting her choose, I am giving her self confidence.
So, I say let her choice and pick your battles!!
Love S.A.M xx
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May 16, 2012 at 11:27 am (13 years ago)Thank you so much for commenting, it really helps to see how other Mums deal with things. I must admit I usually do try and pick my battles but she just exploded..scary! hee hee. Will post a picture when she picks something funny x
Amummysview
May 16, 2012 at 6:52 pm (13 years ago)lol oh bless you. I can totally relate, my daughter is about the same age and I am being tested at the minute too. everything is “no”, we’re going through another phase of hardly eating, she had a major melt down in Clarks this week when we bought her new shoes, you would think we were putting acid on her feet! She taps (hits) my face thinking it’s a game and clambers all over me constantly. I am one drained mummy! I just keep saying to myself “it’s a phase!!!!” lol xxx
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May 16, 2012 at 7:34 pm (13 years ago)Aaahh nice to see its not just happening to me then but I do feel for you. Hope things get easier and the “phase” doesn’t last x