Tickle Monsters....

Tummy tickles are the best! I love giving them to my boys. Thomas screams...more! More! I usually sit on his legs, pin his arms back and tickle tickle tickle the belly! So fun! He will then with tears of laughter say, that's enough! And so I stop and then he says again! we have a great time doing this.

The other day Harry saw me doing it to Harry and he started to tickle my back while I was tickling Thomas, so I let him tickle me and I laughed. Then I turned around and thought I will do the same thing to Harry, I pinned him down and started tickling, it was hilarious. He did the "I need to go potty" so off he went. In the mean time I was chasing Thomas around the house trying to catch him, Thomas was laughing and running around. Harry joined in saying, you can't get me! So I chased them both up stairs, we chased Thomas into his bedroom and tickled him on his bed. Then it was Thomas and my turn to chase Harry into his bedroom. He jumped up on his bed and the tickling began, Thomas was more just watching as I tickled Harry on the belly.

He then started screaming, mind you I always look for the cues to say it is getting to much for them or they have had enough, no signs this time. He went from laughing to screaming bloody murder! I jumped off of him really quickly, he continued to cry uncontrollably, screaming get out of my room, the joy and the fun, the playing had gone. He seemed to be furious and very upset. I asked him if he was ok and he said just leave me alone. So I left the room with him crying on his bed. Not exactly the outcome to a fun moment I was looking for. I was shocked how quickly he had gone from fun to sadness. I really didn't understand?

Not sure if he was too overwhelmed? Was feeling scarred in his safe place, his bedroom? Really didn't know why the tears and anger arouse so quickly? This mom is still puzzled over this moment!