And the plan backfired....

For all of you out there who are parents....you know when your child is doing something you don't want them to do and you tell them to stop a million times and they won't? So you come up with what you think is a great way to explain it to them so they will stop? And then that plan totally backfires on you? Well that happened to me today.

Landan has this annoying habit of wanting my attention ALL THE TIME! The way he lets me know this is by jumping on me, biting me, kicking me, climbing on me, hitting me, banging his head on mine, and generally driving me crazy. So today, after I'd yelled at him to GET OFF OF ME for about 2 hours, I decided to try another tactic. I told him that when he did that it was because he wanted attention. I explained that attention was when I talked to him and played with him. I told him that the next time he wanted attention he just needed to tell me and I'd let him know if I could give it. This all sounded well and good to me, a 26 year old. Apparently to a 3 year old, it meant something different.

Now when Landan wants me, he jumps on me, hits me, bangs my head, climbs on me, and bites me while screaming " I want attention!! I want attention!!" Not exactly what I was pictureing. I think I need to work on my skills before the fam gets much bigger.