{"id":18965,"date":"2023-11-28T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/?p=18965"},"modified":"2023-11-28T01:54:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:54:37","slug":"simon-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/simon-59\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon\u5148\u751f\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3067\u5b66\u3076\u4f7f\u3048\u308b\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u73fe\u30fcThe Terrible Twos \u300c\u30a4\u30e4\u30a4\u30e4\u671f\u300d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u3055\u3066\u3001\u4eca\u56de\u306e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u306f\u3001The Terrible Twos \u300c\u30a4\u30e4\u30a4\u30e4\u671f\u300d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

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Hello, this is Simon.<\/p>\n

My son was sick with the flu last month. It was a little tough, but we got through it. Then came the next stage, one we call \u201cwagamama mode\u201d, a period lasting about a week of being extremely demanding, which I guess is to be expected after being coddled<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0for a long period of time.<\/p>\n

However, this time it didn\u2019t last a week. It is still continuing. It has dawned upon me\u3000<\/strong><\/em>that we may have entered the \u201cterrible twos\u201d.<\/p>\n

We had it a little with our daughter, but the Force seems to be strong in this one. Now, just the tiniest thing sets him off<\/strong><\/em>. Before, if he didn\u2019t like some food that you put in front of him, he would shake his head. Now, he throws a massive tantrum<\/strong><\/em>. If just the tiniest thing isn\u2019t to his liking, he\u2019ll spit the dummy<\/strong><\/em>. It\u2019s like he takes every little mistake we make as a personal insult.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, he is becoming a lot more independent, and pretty much wants to do everything himself. This is good to see, but his \u201cMy way or the highway.\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>policy can make things difficult. There are still a lot of things that he really needs a hand with, such as a climbing a jungle gym, or putting on his shoes. If I reach out to support him in case he falls or help get his foot in his shoe, my hand gets brushed away angrily.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, his little fits of anger are short lived<\/strong><\/em>. After a couple of minutes of bawling and getting it out of his system, he is quickly distracted by something new. Tough as this stage is, I like his new independent spirit and am looking forward to his new developments that result from it.<\/p>\n

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\u201ccoddled\u201d<\/h2>\n

The verb to \u201ccoddle\u201d<\/strong> means \u201cto treat someone in an indulgent and overprotective way\u201d<\/p>\n

(e.g. First year students are usually quite coddled, but the strictness ramps up very quickly from the second year.)<\/p>\n

Another variation is \u201cmolly-coddle\u201d<\/p>\n

(e.g. No wonder he\u2019s so sensitive. He\u2019s been molly-coddled his whole life.)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has dawned upon me\u201d<\/h2>\n

To \u201cdawn upon\u201d<\/strong> someone means to become evident or obvious to that person<\/p>\n

(e.g. It finally dawned on him that she had been joking all along.\/As we discussed the project, it dawned upon me that we might have missed one crucial detail.)<\/p>\n

\u201csets him off\u201d<\/h2>\n

To \u201cset someone off\u201d<\/strong> means to trigger someone to do something such as laugh a lot or become very angry, in the same way that you might set a bomb off<\/p>\n

(e.g. The rude treatment by the shop staff set her off.\/Don\u2019t make him laugh. Once you set him off, he won\u2019t stop.)<\/p>\n

\u201cthrows a monstrous tantrum\u201d<\/h2>\n

To \u201cthrow a tantrum\u201d<\/strong> means to suddenly become very angry. It is usually used for children and implies a complete overreaction as well as being unreasonable<\/p>\n

(e.g. Our son threw a massive tantrum when we took his game away, for not doing his homework.)<\/p>\n

\u201cspit the dummy\u201c<\/h2>\n

To \u201cspit the dummy\u201d<\/strong> means the same as to throw a tantrum. A dummy is a pacifier that babies suck on to calm them down.<\/p>\n

So to \u201cspit the dummy\u201d gives the image of a baby spitting the dummy out of its mouth before crying or getting angry about something.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy way or the highway.\u201d<\/h2>\n

This basically means \u201cI want to do it my way, or not at all.\u201d It is often used to describe people who are uncompromising<\/p>\n

(e.g., there\u2019s no use trying to get my father to try a new way. With him, it\u2019s \u201cMy way or the highway.\u201c)<\/p>\n

\u201cshort lived\u201d<\/h2>\n

The adjective \u201cshort-lived\u201c<\/strong> means \u201clasting only for a brief time\u201d<\/p>\n

(e.g. Unfortunately, it was a short-lived romance.\/He is quick to anger, but don\u2019t worry. It\u2019s usually only short-lived.)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There still seem to be many illnesses floating around at the moment. Take care not to catch anything, and see you next month!<\/p>\n

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