Forget ‘Terrible Twos.’ Three Is When the Real Terror Starts.

? Daycare is only one example. There is a rotating series of our asks — brushing teeth, getting clothes, getting dressed, going to the bathroom. And there are her questions — about breakfast, her destination, her siblings’ destinations, her hair, her shoes. And each and any of those, and oftentimes combinations, can fuel that day’s pitfall. She also likes to order off the menu a lot, so we get hand-crafted meltdowns that at least bring some unwanted spontaneity to the unwanted routine.

Even the thought of the upcoming battle for this morning’s bout of inanity and stubbornness has got me worked up and breaking into cold sweats. It’s as inevitable as the sun rising, although without the warmth and promise that a new day can still bring to the uninitiated.I’m sure specific examples are not necessary since anyone with children has gone through this terrible and evil phase. Everyone knows, to varying extents, the frustrations I’ve described.

I never use the term terrible, I proclaim terrific and that's what will be. Power of tongue.

2, 3, 4.... the terror doesn’t end

And we mustn't forget the (please pardon the language) Fucking Fours and the What-the-Fuck Fives😂😂😂😂

So very true

Yes!!! 🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼

I found 2.5-3.5 very challenging... 😬 my oldest is 4 now and he’s delightful (most of the time) but I hear it all gets a bit rocky again at 5 🤦🏼‍♀️

I loved age 3! Age 4&5 have been soooooo infuriating.

I’ve worked with children for over 30 years...it’s actually the terrible 2 1/2s, threenager 3s, emotional 4s...

I used to tell my daughter it wasn't too late to put her up for adoption during the terrible 3s. Definitely preferred her actual teen years.

Yeah, got that. But more importantly, WHEN DOES IT END?

Yep.

Three year olds are the worst! Until they got Junior High and you get all that nonsense again. But for several consecutive years. 🤯

I took my oldest to the doctor after he turned three to see what was wrong!!!!

And experience my friends trumps everything IMO. I had kid 2 8 years later and definitely learned from raising kid 1 and applied my experience

And you know who probably wrote those books I spent day in and day out reading...people with no kids aka ZERO experience 😂

So true! I remember thinking where is so called terrible 2 going to happen because of course I read every parenting book on the market 😂 and nothing then 3 hit and I’m WTF who wrote these books

Struggling with age 5 currently 🤯

Try 13. It’s a blast.

Y’all get back to me when they are 16.😱

Threenagers

Ha. Wait til you get to the f^%+ing 4s. 🤪🤪🤪😍😍😍😍

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