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Originally Posted by stopdog
I don't think I have a negative reaction to the therapists I see. And certainly not because they are female. I did have an extremely negative reaction to the two male ones I interviewed. I find the profession squirrelly as a whole.
I loved my mother and I completely adored my grandmother.
I was not an easy infant by their descriptions. I walked very early, I would fling myself out of my crib if left there when I did not want to be before I could walk, I could disengage the straps to the stroller and would do so and escape, I did not often go to them if I hurt myself and so forth.
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Yeah. LOL. That sounds like my daughter. She's like freaking Houdini with the car seat straps. She throws stuff at us and has several tantrums a day. But though it's hard and sometimes we want to tear our hair out, we know it's developmentally appropriate toddler behaviour. It's our job to provide safe opportunities for her climb and fasten and unfasten things, practice throwing, spitting, spilling and tearing. You can decide your kid is bad and a real pain or you can admire her spirit. You can decide she's the devil and she's out to get you or you can see that it's time to go to the park and run or have a snack or a nap. It's the same behaviour, it's just how the parent chooses to interpret it.