TGIF

My daughter is driving me crazy today!!! I know that she is not feeling quite up to snuff because she has got at least one, enourmous, molar coming in. Her poor little gum is all red and swollen. I can see the outside “prongs” just below the surface.

Today she threw the mother of all temper tantrums at lunch. She came the closest she’s ever come to not getting any lunch and, instead, just getting put to bed. My child, who is perfectly capable of feeding herself, and has been doing so for months, will put one bite, maybe two, in her mouth on her own, even if it’s something she likes, and then just sit there and poke at the rest of her food. Most parents would say, “Ok, I guess you’re just not hungry today,” and leave it at that. Unfortunately, because of dietary requirements (must have 6 grams of fiber per day in order to maintain good bowel function), we can’t do that. So we let her sit in her high chair, with a pile of diced peaches on the tray in front of her, and scream her head off until we were done eating. Then we started shoveling the peaches in, which she was perfectly willing to eat, as long as someone was feeding them to her. After that, on to the peas. By that time she was so tired, she was practically falling asleep while she was chewing. I guess that’s what you get when you wake up an hour early in the morning and then scream your head off for 20 minutes. At least she should take a good nap this afternoon. Unfortunately, we’ll go through the same thing at supper.

I hope this tooth comes in soon. I’m tired of fighting over meals again. I’m tired of being frustrated all the time. I guess I’m just tired, period.