that would be little miss meany pants these days. i have to say she makes jack look like an absolute angel at this age. there has been yelling, hitting, grabbing, and biting *gasp* and jack has probably been the recipient of it all, although i think mike would argue that he has been on the receiving end of a couple of face slaps-yikes!? i am much more calm about this lovely behavior this time around than i would have been with jack. partially because i know that if i remain consistent with the reaction (there is a no tolerance policy for hand use-automatic time-out), then i know she will eventually outgrow this. now if i could just get her to do it more quickly, i think we would all be relieved.
ironically, the aforementioned behavior doesn't get to me nearly as much as her deliberate refusal to listen to me when asked. for example, daley please pick (toy) up or come here to get dressed as we are running late (as usual). she will actually play dead on the floor and bury her face or run the other way. ahhhhhhhhh...i'm frustrated just writing this-lol!?
then there is the sweet, today for instance, she and a little girl lucy had a blast together at ballet; holding hands, dancing, catching bubbles. it was so cute to watch them interact and converse with each other. now if we could just see more of this side our world would be a calmer, happier place!
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