The Face of Two Years Nine Months
September 3, 2007
Realizing your sandwich has been cut into tiny twi-angles and not tiny squares. Oh, the horror.
Posted by Chris @ 9:54 pm
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I see nap-time coming on.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:05 pmThat is it, I am calling CPS. How dare you cut that poor child’s into triangles and not immediately know that he wanted squares. How could he even bother to it such a tradegy?
I am welling up with tears, I must go.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:10 pmHis tantrums are so photogenic. You’ll have to save a collection to post at his graduation.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:13 pmYou know you’re a blogger when you just calmly reach for the camera at times like these.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:18 pmFor my son, it was the cupcake being cut in half the wrong way. Um….. aren’t cupcakes ROUND?
He’s 20 now and has fully recovered from the trauma.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:22 pmOn the bright side, the child has beautiful teeth!
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:22 pmHey, you captured the veins popping out of his neck. I am never able to do that. My hat is off to you.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:27 pmI wish blogging had been around when my kids were doing things like that. Would have been nice to have had the idea of catching the moment for my blog and putting a camera between me and having my own meltdown.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:42 pmTriangles? How COULD you?? Shocking, really. EVERYONE knows squares are in.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:43 pmOh, I’ve been there! I just love when you are half way done cutting the triangles and they yell…”NO! I think I want squares, actually!” ARRRGGGGHHHH!
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:44 pmHahaha, I have SO been there. Over the same thing actually. Except I also used the raspberry jelly instead of the grape, because I am horrible and mean and cruel.
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:49 pmSo, it’s not just my child that does this? Good to know. Gotta remember to get the camera next time. Does taking the photograph at least shut them up for a moment? Pleasepleaseplease tell me it does. Lie, I don’t care.
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:04 pmGood one! My husband made the mistake of asking our toddler if he wanted squares or triangles. “Five!” was the reply. Yeah, we cut the sandwich into five pieces for him, goofy people that we are.
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:18 pmThis is hilarious. Thank you for taking the time out of the tantrum to photograph it. I am literally ROTFLMAO as I type this!
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:26 pmOne of my earliest memories was not having the crusts cut off my tuna sandwich. The.world.ended.and.it.was.unacceptable.
The only feeling that came close to that as an adult is when I found out that they canceled “Dead like me” on Showtime.
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:26 pmoh, my. i have a son that age. fortunately, he’s usually easy going, except when he wants water, no milk, no water, waaaaah! i’m tempted to throw the water/milk at him. next time i’ll just reach for the camera.
September 3rd, 2007 at 11:56 pmLOL When is his birthday btw? My son is around the same age
September 4th, 2007 at 12:21 amHey…I know that face! Just so you are warned…don’t even think about pouring milk into ANYTHING other than the red cup…don’t tell me I didn’t warn you! LOL
September 4th, 2007 at 12:24 amI am going to report you to the authorities. Such abuse.
September 4th, 2007 at 12:51 amI feel your pain, sister.
September 4th, 2007 at 12:59 amI think I saw that face at my house today…when the green bowl went to his brother. NOT THE ORANGE BOWL! Who knew?
September 4th, 2007 at 1:03 amfyi it still happens at 3 yrs 10 months
though i’m sure you already knew that
September 4th, 2007 at 1:04 amMy nearly 5 yr old is still like that. Little triangles only. Occasionally my brain leaves me and she gets big triangles…..it’s bad, bad, bad….and don’t forget the blue/red bowl and teddy spoons….good grief…that’s a great photo though.
September 4th, 2007 at 2:04 amAhh yes.. the dreaded triangles! My youngest is 3 and he always wants 3 triangles.. i have had a hard time convincing him that sandwich triangles only come in 2, 4 or none lol.
September 4th, 2007 at 2:24 amQuick! lop off the corners to form little squares. Serve the leftover tiny triangles on a separate plate in case he changes his mind……..
September 4th, 2007 at 2:25 amGlad to see my son’s not the only one. I’ll have to try to capture the next one with the camera!
September 4th, 2007 at 6:22 amMy God woman, is that CRUST as well? Scandalous!
( he’s too freaking cute even when blwoing a gasket )
September 4th, 2007 at 6:43 amread: “blowing” - need more java
September 4th, 2007 at 6:44 amSame face I see at 16 years 6 months when he realizes that he can’t drive to school.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:20 amIf it’s any consolation, my seven year old still makes the same face if I don’t cut her sandwich just right.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:33 amI’m all about sandwich triangulation as evidenced here. Only Huey Lewis would slice and eat a sandwich according to the ‘Hip To Be Square’ dictates.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:38 ammy stepsons sandwiches MUST be cut in half diagonally with all crust removed.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:47 amis that a FLUFFERNUTTER??????
September 4th, 2007 at 7:50 amI cannot believe you would make this mistake! As you’ve previously mentioned, the shape of the pasta determines its taste. The same obviously goes for sandwiches. Duh.
By the way, as dumb as this may sound, I wish my mom had taken more pictures of me, doing anything–throwing a fit, smiling, riding my bike…She got plenty of my falling off of my bike, but none of me succeeding. Anyway, keep it up. The kids will love the pictures–the good, the bad, and the ugly–later.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:50 amNice plates! I have the same set.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:53 amYEAH~~~ YOU SAID YEARS!!!!!!!!
I think you finally switched from saying he was 627 ‘months’ old.
September 4th, 2007 at 8:04 amLunch here is DS1 - two big triangles, no ketchup; DS2 - two big triangles, ketchup; DD1 - three squares (reserve one), ketchup; DS3 - squares, lots of ketchup; DS4 - triangles, no ketchup; DD2 - squares, no ketchup. Call me Short Order Cook.
September 4th, 2007 at 8:19 amTwi-angles! How dare you!
September 4th, 2007 at 8:52 amHowever at my house one boy likes them in triangles and one likes squares. (shaking head)
I had to save the day once with the twi-angle mistake - threw them on a paper plate, drew waves and told them they were eating little fish.
It worked.
Once.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:15 amMy son is 5 and still has moments like that. A little particular you think?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:39 amBTW, love the tableware. We are prone to paper towels in my house!
Heh.
That’s what I look like when my alarm goes off in the morning.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:58 amLaughing from your post. Laughing from the comments.
Everyone knows that twi-angles taste different from squares!
September 4th, 2007 at 11:03 amThat’s nothing - my 14-year-old daughter still looks that way when she realizes that she can’t have life as she wants it, when she wants it. Teens seem to be overgrown two’s. Hence my latest post at The More The Messier (www.suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com)
September 4th, 2007 at 11:14 amI cant imagine what that silver thing could be behind him. Is that your new fridge? But its so small?
September 4th, 2007 at 11:23 amIn my mind its a new upright large freezer….
sometimes i too feel like a short order cook. between my fiance; stepson and my son i end up cooking each something specific.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:30 amsoooo did he decide to buck up and eat the sandwich ?
For me, the funniest thing about this is my mental image of you taking a picture while your boy is having a tantrum. That is definitely a sign of an experienced mom. ;^)
September 4th, 2007 at 11:41 amThere have been many tantrums in my house over improperly handled PBJs. The Mr. insists that a proper PBJ must be folded in half, never cut.
Oh, wait. Did you mean tantrums by kids? Yeah, those too…
September 4th, 2007 at 11:44 amI am giggling over this post, and how you were able to so quickly capture this moment. The comments are cracking me up.
September 4th, 2007 at 12:02 pmThe best was my friend’s kids who have to have their sandwiches cut with a certain KNIFE!!! That’s right, cut the sandwich with a blade that is too dull and they will protest that they might CHOKE on the ragged edges. The perils of childhood…
Sadly, this is what my 3 year, 9 months son looks like when he doesn’t get his way, either. God, I wish the tantrums and whining would stop soon…
September 4th, 2007 at 12:05 pmMy 6 year old wants his cut into stars. I did it on a whim for his first day of school lunch and now I CAN’T do it any other way!
September 4th, 2007 at 1:50 pmI am glad my life is not that rough.
September 4th, 2007 at 2:22 pmHad to come out of lurkdom (I made that word up…just now) to tell you that I WAS SO TICKLED AT YOUR BOY’S FACE. I mean how could you , mooooooom…I want squares.not triangles.I got some of this when I took 4 yr oldsbraids down last night. They’d been up for 2 weeks and it’s time for them to be redone. Woke up this morning telling me all the reasons why she wasn’t going to school, topping the list was the “regular hair” being back.
September 4th, 2007 at 2:45 pmBwahahahahaha!
September 4th, 2007 at 2:50 pmSince it looks like he actually eats the crust, I think you should comply with his request for squares LOL My oldest, now 5.5 years old takes things a step further though, when PB&J is an acceptable food to eat, it must be cut into a fun shape w/ a cookie cutter … it was a good idea at the time when I suggested the *fun* waay back when but not so much anymore
p.s. my little one turns 3 in a month - I feel your pain - his fits right now are usually over milk or OJ. If I pour milk, he wants OJ or vice versa. You know the drill!
September 4th, 2007 at 3:24 pmOh God. How do you not throttle them at times like this?
September 4th, 2007 at 4:29 pmHahaha! That made me laugh right out loud! The horror of the triangle…how dare you! My three year old tried that once so I picked a piece up and ate it…he wasn’t going to eat it, right? The noise he made could be heard around the block…
September 4th, 2007 at 7:08 pmWait till he figures out you are leaving the crust on - he’ll hand you your butt in a basket for your insolence.
September 4th, 2007 at 8:24 pmchild a-boose!!!
September 4th, 2007 at 8:47 pmMy God woman, the crusts are still on that sandwich. Have you no mercy?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:33 pmToo funny.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:39 pmI can’t breathe. Can’t.
Need. Resuscitation.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:08 pmOh I’m so familiar with that face. Many times I have wanted to open the front door and let that face walk right out into the street and then…. just when I was about to fall over the line into completely crazy out comes that sweet smile and a hug. What is a mother to do?
September 4th, 2007 at 11:01 pmOMG I WISH I had thought to grab the camera when that happened.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:01 pmIndeed! I could make a “Horror at the table” scrapbook! Love your pictures - wish I’d taken them!
September 4th, 2007 at 11:41 pmHey I have that same kid! Ok I have that same kid times 4! I bet my 5 year can out scream him anyday of the week. Give your address and I’ll send her to you!
September 4th, 2007 at 11:49 pmMy 5 and 4 year old boys were just looking at the picture. When I told them what he was crying about, I said, “Triangles instead of squares, isn’t that a silly thing to cry about?” And in unison they both solemnly shook their heads and said, “Not at all silly.” So, clearly you have commited some sort of short person faux pas! You should beg his forgiveness!
September 5th, 2007 at 12:10 amFirst you won’t SHUT UP, as he so kindly asked, and now you’re cutting his sandwiches into triangles. What next? Yelling at him for having wire hangers in his closet? Really, you’re just horrifying, Chris. BREEDER!!!1!!!!!
September 5th, 2007 at 12:47 amYep, my son is well known for similar freak outs and he’s almost four. Today it was because I gave him a bath and not his father. Apparently, “I have pickles.” Not quite sure what he meant as he repeated this over and over and demanded another shower from his dad.
Tell me the freak outs will end soon - lie if you have to.
September 5th, 2007 at 1:54 amWhat a relief to have evidence that my daughter’s reactions to similar tragedies are not in fact pathological.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:13 amI’m 36 and the mother of 3, but I’ll never live down a similar story. For years I’ve heard how in the middle of dinner, I put my head down on the table and started sobbing. The problem………… my mother gave me a chipped plate. The story was funnier before I had kids of my own - now, it’s just payback!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:37 amIf you thought that was bad, you should have seen the nuclear meltdown when I told my son he would have to wear underwear if he wanted to wear a dress.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:45 amdo you laugh in their face when they throw such fits over such silliness?
no.
you’re such a better mom than me.
our latest fit was over the straightener. The 17 year old didn’t think I paid enough for it. yes, the cost of the straightener tells us how good it is…. she actually cried over this.
I laughed out loud in her face. and then took it away, because clearly a good mom would not let a precious daughter use a straightener that she got through a beauty supply company and saved $100 on…..no…. I’m too good a mommy for that….
welcome to my pain.
September 5th, 2007 at 11:54 amI’m laughing from my gut right now! Hysterical!
September 5th, 2007 at 1:33 pmDon’t you know better?
September 5th, 2007 at 2:09 pmBack when I was a child…we had to eat sandwiches cut in squares WITH the crust on…right before we walked to school up hill (both ways).
At our house, it’s triangles, no crust, and NEVER EVER jelly - only peanut butter and Fluff.
September 5th, 2007 at 2:52 pmabsolutely priceless.
September 5th, 2007 at 6:20 pmLooks like my house.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:43 pmBy the way… There’s a huge discussion about PB&J over at Boston.com right now…
http://boards.boston.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=bc-food&tid=440
A story, too: http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/09/05/one_mans_search_for_pbj_perfection/
September 5th, 2007 at 9:41 pmFunny how this is hilarious until it happens at my house.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:24 pmHey, I know that face! In my world, it’s the face of 2 years 5 months, and 3 years 7 months.
As always, great photo!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:42 pmAnd meanwhile my daughter only wants the triangles.
Maybe squares are for big kids?
September 5th, 2007 at 11:45 pmTriangles? Squares? Mine wanted the peanut butter on the outside………….
September 6th, 2007 at 1:46 amOh I wanna be 3 yo again!! Don’t they allow you to rewind your life a 22 years back?
Sue
September 6th, 2007 at 4:58 amSandwiches in wrong shapes; Milk that is either an ounce more or less than needed; bunch of grapes that do not look like a whole lot….
I miss all those.
oh my goodness. that is the look on my daughter’s face when she asks for something for the first time but acts like she has asked for hours and we have ignored her.
September 6th, 2007 at 8:48 amFor me it was the Bozo the Clown spoon. I couldn’t eat my yogurt without it. I even took it to school with me. Um…did I mention that it was junior high? Not that I want to worry you or anything…
September 6th, 2007 at 9:11 amShould I be embarrassed to admit I remember feeling just like that at age 4? My sandwich was cut in squares, definitely the wrong way! Triangles Rule!
September 6th, 2007 at 4:19 pmOh yes, I know that one. Circle cheese or triangle cheese or square cheese… I can’t keep up! And my son is only 2yrs 1 month…. Does this mean it will get worse?!
Oh, the horror!!!
September 6th, 2007 at 4:50 pmMy kids,[brats that they are] still refuse to eat crust on any type of bread, and there I stand diligently slicing all the crusts off for my high-maintenance heathens.. I heard that they make crustless bread but I’ve yet to find it!
September 6th, 2007 at 7:23 pmhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha:):)
September 7th, 2007 at 10:32 pmThis made me grin–my two years two months old son had this exact look earlier today, for the exact same reason.
September 10th, 2007 at 9:16 pmSquares or triangles — wouldn’t you think you’d have a 50/50 chance of being right at least a few times a year? No, I NEVER get it right. However, tipping the plate over the garbage can can be effective sometimes…because they now know that I will throw it away!
September 13th, 2007 at 12:29 pm