Natasha is now hanging between the lovely age of 3.5 and 4, and her – what used to be – tantrums, have turned into these so-called pity parties. When she is extremely unhappy, she no longer screams & yells (as a 2 year old would), but she rather goes on & on about how upset she is. The pity party can last anywhere from one hour, but usually lasts the entire day! Sometimes more…
Several days ago she lost a little toy garbage truck at a local playground. She did not realize this until she got home (and neither did I), and then, boy, did I get to hear it. “I lost my garbage truck. I lost it. I lossssst it at the park! Some kid took it. Some kid took MY garbage truck! It’s MY garbage truck. I was going to sleeeep with it today. And I lost it. I lost it at the PARK and some kid took MY garbage truck!” … this is the short version. The long version lasts several hours.
She did this on several other incidents over the last few days. Sometimes it’s hard not to laugh because it makes you wish your own problems were as big as hers. But at the same time it’s a pity to see her so miserable and upset. Poor Tasha.