Another nickname is Bode Monster. Bode is a ticking time bomb just waiting to explode. Most days we get along and only have 1 or 2 tantrums but then there's the other days that we battle all day every day. If it's what Bode wants to be doing then he's great but if it's not what he wants he will scream and throw the biggest tantrums.
This one day is a prime example of a day with the Bode Monster: I was making lunch and asked everyone what they wanted. They all agreed with Macaroni and Cheese. I got it all made and put in bowls and had to go deal with Tessa. I came back out and Bode had taken maybe a bit or two and was wanting a snack. I told him that he needed to eat his lunch (this happens quite frequently with him). I sat him back at the counter and went to help Corbin do something. I came back and Bode told me he was all finished with his lunch. I came to check and he had thrown his food on the floor. I told him he needed to pick it up and the battle begun! For 45 minutes he sat a screamed at me telling me he did NOT want to pick up his food. I told him that he was responsible for cleaning it up and he was not allowed to move until it was cleaned up. He would beg to go to bed or he sat a screamed at me telling me he did not want to clean it up. Halfway into the battle I wondered if it was really worth all of this. I could have just cleaned it up myself but once it started there was no backing down now. After being left by himself for a few minutes he did finally pick it up and then I proceeded to give him a big hug and put him down for a nap.
Bode has brought out a side of me that I didn't know existed. He pushes my patience more than any other child. He is by far my most strong willed, stubborn child but on the other hand he is my sweetest, most helpful (when he wants to be of course) child. I see so much potential in him I just wish I knew how to deal with this hard side of him better.
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