By Anonymous - 01/01/2014 05:38 - United States - Albany

Today, my 11 month-old son started viciously biting whatever part of my anatomy he can sink his teeth into. He thinks it is hysterical to latch on while I scream helplessly in pain for him to let go. FML
I agree, your life sucks 41 758
You deserved it 6 448

Same thing different taste

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Spanking is discipline. I was spanked when I was little and I love and respect my parents. It's to help them learn right from wrong not hurt them

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11 months is still pretty small, "dispiline him" is probably harder than you'd think. I say it is time to stop breastfeeding esp if hes doimg that on purpose.

Dude I did that as a child. Bit Everyone and everything....one day my mom got pissed and bit me back....i never bit anyone again.

my mother in law would bite him back and said it stopped shortly after

Emandy28 2

hello, I'm a child psychologist and was reading these comments and made an account specifically to address this fml. for those of you who are saying to "bite him back he'llnever learn if you don't show him how it hurts" you should take some parenting classes specifically child development 38or 39, or read some parenting books or just never have children. this child is eleven months old he is in his oral stage or development age 0 months-21 months, (Freud) or his sensorimotor stage of development 0-24 months (piaget, one of the most widely recognized child psychologist theorists) these both basically mean that your child is learning through their senses specifically their mouth in this particular activity, he bites and he gets a reaction, it is not about the pain, it is the same thing as when a child drops their cup and expects you to keep picking it up, (he learn about gravity). you should first stop giving him a reaction when he does this, second stop breastfeeding him he is at the age where it will not affect either of your health or his attachment with you, it is best to breastfeed up to twelve months, your basically there. second like someone already said get him a teething toy, this will be he "redirection" toy, if he bites you, you can say "no"and redirect him to something that is appropriate to bite. this will teach him that he has something he can bite, give him a positive reaction whenever you see him biting the toy. if you bite this child or hit an eleven month old (he may not even walk yet) that will be considered child abuse (hard or not) it will also show him he can't trust you because you are inflicting pain on him and he will not learn that it is WRONG he Learns that when your mad you do something to hurt someone else, there are many negative side affects to using physical punishment against a living creature specifically your ELEVEN MONTH OLD INFANT. also he is not even old enough to comprehend that you are biting him to show you what he does to you hurts, he has not learned this reaction yet. now if none of these work I suggest taking him to your pediatrician and asking her for advice since she specifically knows you and your child. NEVER USE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE OR FORCE AGAINST A CHILD USE REDIRECTION, TIME OUTS, AND WORDS. THE CHILD WILL LEARN THAT PHYSICAL VIOLENCE IS OK AND A WAY TO LET OUT ANGER, THE CHILD WILL LOSE SELF ESTEEM, SELF CONFIDENCE ETC NEVER DO IT. RESEARCH YOUR PROBLEMS WITH YOUR CHILD TALK TO DOCTORS, AND BECOME OUT OF THIS WORLD AMAZING PARENTS.

Thank god for someone with a brain!!!! #131, if I could hug you, I would.

Very Sensible words. I've alway spoken to my kids firmly, taken them away from the situation and used distractions instead of hurting the most precious things in the world to me.

sailorarctic 22

you are what's wrong with this world and why parents are afraid to discipline their children. Every parent may love their child and it may be the most precious thing in the world to them but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be disciplined. Non violence Does Not Work. It teaches the kids that they can do whatever they want and there won't be any consequences besides a stern lecture until they're too old for you to do anything and they do something really stupid like break the law. at 11 months old a child isn't going to know squat about self esteem so you're not going to impact that. and another thing, teaching a child that they're all some special little snowflake that the whole world is just gonna love and adore and shelter from all the bad stuff isn't healthy or helpful. Love your child, look out for them, but don't allow them to be deluded them into thinking that "everybody's a winner, there are no losers and even if you do something bad it'll all be okay in the end" it's Bull.

kate3101 15

"Non-violence does not work" Really? It's only once your children are adults that you see the product of your parenting. Good luck.

ViviMage 38

Idk how some women breast feed their kids until they reach 2 years. When the kid grows teeth its OVER

flynryder 7

My kid used to do that too. Bite him back hard and he'll stop

happyfingers 15

I'd say bite him back but seeing as how the kid isn't even a year old yet I'd spank 'em. If he keeps it up you're either doing it wrong or it's not working and you SHOULD bite him back >.>