Malcolm

He's a terror! What has happened to my adorable laid back little Malcolm who would so patiently sit in my lap and take in the world? Well, he's turned into an obstinate little tornado and he's not even walking proficiently yet. For the past 3 or 4 days the McPhee household has been engaging in a battle of the wills with Malcolm. Malcolm insists upon climbing onto the dining room table (one incident that wasn't caught in time resulting in an unauthorized painting experiment) He also insists on climbing beneath the kitchen sink and pulling on the plumbing apparatus. And perhaps the most daring of all recalcitrance involves him climbing up the ladder to Ethan's bunk bed. Again and again. I remove him and say NO! He fusses and cries. He repeats behavior. I remove him again with a small spank. He yells vehemently and the world is coming to an end. This has been my life lately. And I'm supposed to be homeschooling Ethan. How can I when we are constantly keeping Malcolm out of mischief. I'm not exagerrating. It's been crazy!