Jessica Biel admits to the ultimate motherhood taboo
by Carolyn Robertson posted in Parenting
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's son Silas hasn't turned 2 just yet, but they're already experiencing the sometimes-nauseating roller coaster that is known as the "Terrible Twos.".
"He does not want the diapers changed," the "Can't Stop This Feeling" singer says, giving an example familiar to many parents. "He's hitting his terrible twos a little early, so we're hoping he'll get out of them a little early."
Keep hoping, Justin.
Mom Jessica took it a step further, admitting, "He's doing amazing, but it's one of those things where you're like,
I love you, but I don't know if I like you."
I can only imagine that a lot of parents are feverishly nodding their heads in agreement right now. It's not always a popular thing to admit -- you don't like your own kid"! -- but it's oh-so-true.
You can be as empathetic and loving as is humanly possible, but it is still very difficult to like your toddler when she is red-faced and screeching and trying to knock you unconscious with a sippy cup because you dared to suggest you change her poop-filled diaper.
In those moments, like when my daughter would lay rigid at the top of the slide at the playground screaming as I tried to get her back into the stroller, I would remind myself that she's just being a normal 2-year-old. She's not being awful on purpose. Her little brain is still developing. This is how she learns.
But there were sti...
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