Mean little stinker

The boys have been sick with strep the past week so that may have something to do with it but latley Jack has just seemed mean...I can't think of any other word to describe it. If I am sitting with Hannah in my lap he will walk up and if she just looks at him he will slap her. He slaps JT until he cries when they are fighting over something and then laughs when I ask what he did and send him to TO. And just this morning when I was kissing him goodbye to go spend some time with Grandma he said "wash it off"....as to my kisses!! Hurt my feelings for sure. They have been Daddy boys latley and I know that it bounces between being Mommy/Daddy kids but really?! Seems kind of extreme even if you want Daddy to want Mommy's kisses washed off!!!

Am I alone? Is he really this mean? Just feeling kind of hurt and left out right now and I'm hoping it just has to do with wanting Daddy all the time :cry:

 

I bet it's just a stage. But I'd try really hard to stop the hitting. And about wanting daddy, in my experience from about 18 months on, all my boys started wanting daddy more. It has to do with identifying with the same sex. At least that's what I read about when my oldest was that age. I think it's sweet...

 

I agree with PP, I would definitely work on the hitting. It sounds like he is trying to get your attention, even the negative. As for the kisses, my kids have done that and you can't take it personally. He knows it bothers you. Make a game out of it. And laugh it off.

 

I hate to say it, but it sounds like teething to me. Is he working on some molars? My guys turn into Jackhole and Natehole when they're teething. They're normally sweet guys, but when they are working on teeth (esp. molars) it's like they each become Mr. Hyde. The worst part for me is when they laugh when they do something bad; that just sends me over the edge!! :gah:

 

I agree that it's probably just another phase and he'll get past it. My boys are finding the hitting stage now .... I think it'll probably get worse than it is now at some point but they will give the other a swat if it's over a toy. And I have one that laughs when I try to put him TO. I just don't pay attention to that and keep putting him back in it until he sits, starting the time over each time. Just be consistent and eventually it will sink in to not hit.

And I agree with you about the mommy/daddy switch. My boys do that too. I scolded one of the boys the other day and now he wants nothing to do with me. He's coming around but it really hurt my feelings that he thought I was a monster or something. He didn't even want my help this morning during breakfast to poke his pancake with his fork :cry: :cry: He wanted daddy to do it.

:hug: It'll get better!!!