I am so torn up about what to do with the whole pacifier thing. I feel really bad doing this to Leo. I feel so bad that I just want to give it back to him. The worst is when he asks for it during the day while he is playing, that is when my little heart breaks for him.
He's adjusted just fine to sleeping with out his pacifier; car rides are still difficult. Car rides I expected to be the difficult transition however, so therefore, I think I am able to work through that better. I already have a plan in place to deal with that....distraction. It works great on him. I just point out a truck driving by and all is forgotten.
But when we are home however, and he is playing, and asks for his bink that is when he gets me and distracting him no longer works. I just feel horrible. He cries and he begs and he tries to dig in my pockets and purse to find it because he knows that is where I hide them.
Oh, my little guy. A part of me wants to cave and give it back to him, but then I think about how far we've come already. Maybe I can find a happy medium somewhere.
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You should go to the 99 cent store and buy $20 worth of toys without him seeing them. Then, hide them through out the house. When he asks for his bink, go and "find" a toy. Get all excited about the new toy :D
Don't cave in if you want him to stop! But if it doesn't work, I've read that if they keep the binky, up age 4 or 5, it's ok :)
Girl, you have good ideas. Are you sure you weren't a mom in your past life?
Your friend Iris is pretty smart! :)
That does sound painfully awful, but it seems like you have come a long ways. Change is hard.
My thought is...he's only going to be little for a short time. If you cave, is it really going to ruin his or your life? But I do think that whenever you make a decision-he will see by your example whether you're going to be true to your word.
I'll stick your name & his in the Temple tomorrow. Love you!
"Pacifiers are no big deal!", says the chick who's sons had them until they were both 3 and her youngest was called "Binky Boy" at church. Although, if he is eating them, yup, time to go.
Things like this make me really appreciate my Father in Heaven. I think that sometimes when things get hard for us He would want to "give in" to us as well. But He knows what is right and best for us. I'm sure that when we make wrong choices, or whine about what want, He would want to fix it or help us but that isn't the plan. Thinking this way tends to help me make the tough choices and stick to them.
Stay tough, Mommy!
Well, I'd give advice, but my best advice is to do what you think is best. And I think that praying about things like binkies is okay--Heavenly Father even cares about the little stuff :)
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