VENTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, I consider myself to be a pretty nice person. I am easy to get along with and bearly ever get angry. Even when someone does something to upset me I am able to get over and beyond it very quickly. I dont really hold grudges and am very forgiving to a fault. And this is not just me saying this, I have been told this by many people. But every once and a while I get upset and need to vent. This is one of those times. I had a very good weekend except for one, very short incident. The reason this incident made me so angry is because it was about my son. A person who I will not name decided to give me their opinion of my son. I know that my son can be a handful but what this person said was in my opinion VERY RUDE!!! This person said that I should let them have two days with my son and they would straighten him out. That he did not play well with other children, and that I needed to get on top of teaching him how to act. This person told me that they did not know "how I do it" referring to how I can deal with him. I know Miles can drive a person crazy sometimes, but cant all children at times. Trying to be nice I was telling this person how Zach and I had been discussing having another child. We have been told by many people that having another child would possibly mellow him out, he would learn how to share and not being an only child would be good for him. Well, then this person said to me " But what if your next one turns out the same as Miles?"  WHAT NERVE!!!!!! How could you say that to someone? I would of course not care if I had five more like Miles, he is my son. I love him, his personality, his humor. He may be a handful, but he is my handful and I would not change a thing about him!!!! I realize that this person was stressed at the time they said this but that is NO EXCUSE!!!! I am trying to get over this and put it behind me but this person said all of this while Miles was standing right there listening. Children understand much more than we think they do and I do not want my son being labled and a troublemaker or " Bad Boy".  I have prayed about this situation and am going to have to find a way to get over this but I am just soooo angry! I also have to see this person often and do not know what I am going to do the next time I see them. I would love to go and tell this person that what they said hurt me , but that is just not me. I do not like confrentations. What do I do? Miles cant stand up for himself and it is my job as his mother to stand up for him.  On top of that I was talking to Miles' teacher today, asking how he was doing in class and she said that she does not think he is on level for his age and is constantly disrupting class and hitting other children. She said that she thinks he has ADHD and that when he turns 3 I should have him tested and put on medication. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!! How can you think a 2 yr. old is ADHD? Most 2 yr old boys are hyper. She said that he has problems sitting still for centers and story and circle time. She wants them to sit for 15-20 min quietly while working. A childs attention span is said to be about 1 min per year. That means Miles' attention span right now is only about 2-5 min. Not 15-20. I am starting to consider pulling him out of school and letting him stay home. I feel that people single him out because he looks older. People expect him to act 4 because that is how old he looks. Anyway, I talked to my boss and let her know how I feel, she said that I should not pull Miles out but that I sould start something called "play therapy" Basically it's teaching Miles how to play and get along with other children.  I guess we will give it a try. I am just so upset about all of this. To me my son is just your typical toddler boy. Am I wrong. I have been crying about this since last night. I do not know what to do.Well, I am going to go love on and play with my son. Keep me in your prayers. Bye.