Yes….it finally happened. All of Arianna’s VCDs and DVDs have gone into storage, indefinitely. In fact, as of now, she’s been on a 48 hour tv detox and is doing quite well really.

I guess this is part and parcel of the terrible twos stage. I wished I could bypass this and collect a happy child but sadly, this is impossible. Sometimes, it is so bad I wished I could auction her off on eBay! Heck, some days I just want to give her away….

We’re at the stage where she is testing our patience and pushing all our buttons to see what her limits are and it’s really tough trying to not lose my temper and whack the bejeezers out of her. I am slow to anger but sometimes, when I feel it coming on, I really try to tell myself that she is but a child. It is T O U G H. Anyway, what caused this drastic action was just something which was long time coming.

Ever since there were signs that the terrible twos was close at hand, Arianna has been acting really bratty and throws tantrums a lot. She tends to throw things around and since I’ve smacked her hand a few times for being naughty, I think she has picked it up and is now hitting back when she is angry or upset that she has been scolded. Sometimes she does it for no reason which of course ends with her in time-out. Time-out is being chucked into her cot without the bears. Total number today has increased to 3. There’s Bear, Bear and Teddy. :/

Anyway, on Saturday we went to the Thai Festival down by Parramatta River and she had so much fun running around but when it was time to go home. She started throwing a massive tantrum! She was the only child carrying on and it was a super one at that too. On on top of the screaming/crying, she was also throwing her head back while in the stroller. A typical bratty brat is what I’d call it and this is something that neither Ted or I have ever wanted to see our kid be.

I guess we have been giving in too much and pampering her. And letting her watch dvds and the lot is one of the causes. She has been obsessing over a certain vcd lately and it is just ridiculous that she asks to watch it at least 5 times a day. The upside is that she actually puts away her toys and tells me what she has done and waits to be rewarded. It was a bribe on my part which apparently has backfired. Now she associates putting things back equals to tv time. *slaps forehead*

I’m not sure how long this ‘fast’ will be and I dare not switch on the tv for her to watch her other kiddie shows as I dare not take the risk of her whinging and whinning about wanting to watch Baby Bright and only Baby Bright. Might as well stop watching tv all together..at least for now. Not too sure what the next step will be. *sigh*