You hear a lot about The Dreaded Terrible Twos, even if you’re childless and generally have little exposure to small people. However, it wasn’t until after Hawkeye was born that I ever heard of The Threenage Years.
The description I heard was in a tweet, which, sadly, I can no longer locate so I can’t credit it properly, but essentially it described the Threenage phase as being just like the Terrible Twos, only with a finely honed vocabulary.
At the time I first read that, I couldn’t imagine my son making complete sentences. Fast forward several months however, and I can well believe that we are on the cusp of this happening. He gets moody, easily upset, and is not afraid to give us a piece of his mind. Sometimes in complete gibberish but other times in surprisingly well articulated statements.
And if you’re wondering what he’s watching, he asked for “Frozen Fractals”. Seriously.
The Feathered Rose 