Well, it sounds like she is opening the terrible twos in style. But it's not a constant thing, as Im sure you know from R, so dont think of it as the next 2+ years stretching out in front of you. She will try this tactic for a while and when it fails to satisfy her, she will either take a break or move straight on to the next one. So hang in there. And dont take it personally, she still loves you just as much as ever. Probably the illness isnt putting her in a good mood, I know I would be feeling pretty grouchy if I was on antibiotics. Perhaps when she finishes the course she will be nice again for a bit. Depressing thought just came to me - where you go today I follow tomorrow! (Think there's 5 months between our seconds, isnt there - 15 & 20 months?) Oh well, it too shall pass. Think of the alternative - no kids. In the middle of a tantrum it sounds tempting, but for me, I chose to have another baby after a miscarriage. So I've got to accept the bad with the good, and I am determined to enjoy it regardless. My life is flying by and I shall probably not pass this way again. Hope my ramblings help LOL!

Oh I feel for you, we have just finished with this stage. Personaly I walk away, or turn my back every time the tantrum starts, the more I showed disinterest in the screaming, the less it got. Took Caty about 4 weeks to get the hint. Now she say's go away, hummf. So I do. Next thing she is saying no mummy come please. The laugh though was when she started in the supermarket, The Horrified Looks on folk's faces, they were looking at me as if I had tried to murder her. All I could do was turn my back to her and try not to dissolve into fit's of hysterical laughter. Why was she screaming in the shop?, A crumb of crust fell of her bread stick,hehe. Kid's they luv us, dont they. Big hugs and stay strong, it is not personal, they just learning the ropes.

Luv, Winnie.xxxx

Oh how I know that feeling... It was bliss for awhile and then just one day boom... What ever happened. I don't know.

The worst for me is sleep time, I dread afternoon naps, and bed time.  This is when I usually pull my hair out.   I am sure it is just a faze, but that does not mean I have to like it....  

And I totally understand the tears, oh how they have fallen from my eyes at these times... In the end there is not much you can do other then lock yourself away and say  "Hubby you deal with it, I am going to pull my hair out somewhere else."

I wish you luck getting through through this faze, I think I am in the middle of it... Oh I can't wait until the terrible twos are over.. I am way over it.....