[VinniesMommy]

Vinnie is OBSESSED with driving. Anything with a steering wheel and he is hooked. Anything that is a circle becomes a steering wheel. When he gets in the car, he tries to climb in the drivers seat ((which is NOT allowed - my parents started him on this, now it's tough to break)) and when I pull him out, or tell him to get in his seat, he freaks. If we walk by the quarter rides in the mall, he freaks out and wants to ride them. Some times I'll let him, some times I don't, but whenever I don't, all heck breaks lose and he has a complete melt down. For his x-mas my grandmother got him a cozy coupe car and because it's cold, we let him keep it in the house. That kept him happy all day, it's all he wants to do. There was one nice day, so we took the car outside and it got muddy, so I won't allow it back in the house ((all of our carpets are off white and brand new)) and now he fights to go outside ((it's bitterly cold and muddy)) and freaks out when he can't go in... it's terrible! All over driving. Today, I took all the kids to Bounce U ((which is AWESOME)) and there was an arcade when you first walk in, and there was a driving game. I had to fight with him to go into the room with all the blow-up things, and then when we were done and in the room with the snacks, he brought it up again, and had a melt down because I said he couldn't drive it again because we had to go home. After over an hour of going crazy and having fun and jumping off the walls, the kid has a TERRIBLE melt down because I won't let him drive again. I'm at my wits end. I am tired of always fighting with him over this driving thing. We always have a fight. He acts like a spoiled brat when he doesn't get his way, and he's not spoiled! We couldn't just have a fun outing today, he couldn't enjoy what we went there for, he had to drive. It's driving me nuts! Maybe I am spoiling him without knowing it... I don't know. How to I stop this bratty behavior???