What I've Decided

I've decided to stop whining and complaining and moaning about Josh and his difficult tempermant. He's not a robot I can program; he's a human being with his own set of interests and dislikes and I can't somehow change that by force of my will. I think what's been happening here is akin to the way rams lock horns. That's not really how I want to parent him. I can do my best to guide him and set boundaries and give him a safe and loving environment to grow up in, but I can't keep making myself nuts by reading all these "experts" who insist that if I don't have him sleep trained by 3 months, I've lost the battle and he's destined for Kingston Penitentiary.

The thing is, I am very lucky to have a healthy, thriving, (mostly) happy baby. And okay, he doesn't like sleep. Well, neither did I (and I still struggle with it.) I've got to start counting my blessings and stop cursing my problems.

Starting today.