Well he says he has to go pee, I said ok, hang on one second (which usually is fine) but he decided to run to the door and the nurse opened the door as if my two year old knew how to find the bathroom on his own. So I go after him and while going to get him another lady grabs him and attempts to hold him (she was trying to stop him from running) but Braeden swung at her and said very loudly "let go" "don't touch me" ----- and at the exact moment I almost explained to him we don't do that ..it hit me--- wait, YES I do want him to do that because what if we were out somewhere and he got away, I don't want him going willingly with a stranger. He isn't at the age to explain who the "good" strangers are and the ones who aren't. So I swallowed it and simply told the lady thanks for her help & quickly got him to the bathroom. (Which he really did have to go).
Today was a learning experience for me, as a parent you want your child to be the best and most well behaved child... But in reality in his two year old mind he needed to go potty and this stranger had not only stopped his mission, but was holding him in a way he didn't like. In a situation if a stranger ever tried to take him from me-- I could only hope he would try to hit, scream, and everything else to let someone know it wasn't okay.
Raising a strong minded and independent child isn't easy, but I wouldn't have it any other way. The fact that he knows what he wants and he goes for it is an important value. His actions sometimes need a little fine tuning, but I try hard to understand where it comes from versus just automatically telling him "no" or "don't do that". He is an individual, and I want him to respect boundaries, and to be a polite little boy... But at the end of the day I still have to remember he is two and I'm damn proud of him. I'm proud of his vocabulary, his imagination, his love for others and animals, his memory, his intellect, his ability to learn, and his willingness to always try to make mommy happy. He may have some of the worst tantrums at times, the strongest attitude, and some mean looks-- but he is all mine and I wouldn't change a single thing about him. ❤️
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