In the past few weeks, Cooper has decided that he would act like a total tool if he was placed in a shopping cart or stroller. I have so much Christmas shopping left because he will give me a whole 20 minutes of quiet before he blows. I can't blame him, now that he can run, why would he want to be strapped down?
We had a very bad experience in a Target parking lot the other day. He freaked out the whole way around the store, so when we were done, I let him hold my hand to walk to the car. He did a great job, until.....
I picked him up to place him into the car, he folded and fell to the ground throwing the BIGGEST tantrum of his existence!
I calmly picked him back up and "took care of business" in the privacy of my car. Mind you, I don't beat on my child, or do anything hard enough to leave even a red mark. I think he got the idea that I was very unhappy with his behavior and didn't speak a single word the whole way home.
That was the last straw!
I went to Wal-Mart and picked up a harness with a cute puppy back pack. I always thought these things looked terrible. I still do, but he loves it.
Tim and I took him back to Wal-Mart that night to pick up his Christmas present and used the harness for the first time. He did so good. For the first time, he could walk on his "own" and have enough freedom to be happy.
The sad part is , I can't even tell you how many dirty looks I got from other people. Why can't they mind their own business? It is hard to look past the looks but I would rather have a happy, quiet and safe kid.
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People can suck!
Honey, tell them ALL to pound sand. You and Tim are awesome parents and you have a happy boy. Your husband and BIL used to tell me allll the time that I was "too protective", but they grew up safe and sound and happy. Cooper will do the same.
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