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It took three weeks or so to fully kick in, but Sprout's jealousy of his sister has finally crossed the threshold past crazy-making. Here are some examples of his acting out to get attention:
- unrolling the entire toilet paper roll & shredding half of it
- throwing every single item of baby clothing onto the floor from a box of hand-me-downs
- saying no to nearly everything
- climbing on the back of the couch & jumping off onto the seat
- throwing toys in the house
- head-butting us
I'm finding it difficult not to lose it & yell multiple times a day because I'm only getting five to six hours of sleep (usually in three or four parts). I just don't have time for cleaning up extra messes in between trying to feed, clothe & keep clean myself, him & his sister. The thing that makes me yell loudest is when he's potentially endangering his sister with the last three of the above list.
I know things will eventually get easier, as he comes to accept that he's no longer an only child, but what can I do
now to deal with this? Any thoughts?
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