It’s been too long since I posted anything about Megan on here, and today I thought I had a good topic to bring up. Tamara’s gone with Dylan to soccer, and Megan is watching Mickey Mouse so why not do a little writing.
Within the last six months, the personality of Megan has really started to come out. As I indicated in a previous post, she really is becoming her own little character. But with that comes something that I as a dad, or more as a guy, am trying to find a way to deal with.
Dylan has his days. Some days he’s cranky and other days he’s fine. In fact, for both him and Megan, they are generally pretty well rounded children. But I find with Megan, I struggle a bit more with something that I find Dylan doesn’t do as much. Whining.
Yes, all kids whine. Dylan has days where he too drives me nuts, but with Megan, it seems, from my perspective, to be a lot more than Dylan. Is it her personality that makes her like that? Or is it part of the difference between girls and boys. I don’t want to give the impression that I think all girls are whiners, but typically girls are more emotional than guys and as a result of that, they are likely more sensitive to things, and thusly get a bit more whiney.
Today was a good example. Just the slightest little thing and she would start crying. The fact that she was tired didn’t help but even after she got out of bed from her nap, just one wrong comment and she’d start crying. Finally she settled down and we laid down on the couch, watched a little TV and I think she’s mellowed out a bit.
Part of me thinks it’s just typical kid behavior. Another part of me says, “She’s like all women. She whines” (which of course isn’t true and is a really awful thing to say but when you’ve had a bad day, sometimes that’s how it feels). I think the big thing for me is trying to find the best way to handle girls vs boys because I have no doubt that as the years progress, the differences will become even more apparent.
Pulled from MegansWorld.ca. Read the original post here
