Over the last few weeks, I've told you about a little bit of 'tude that Lily has been developing along with her walking. Little pushes to signal you're in her way and head (or whole body) shrugs have become a staple in our house. Today, she upped the ante. My little angel officially found her stubborn streak and I have a feeling it's here to stay.
It all started with putting away toys. Or the lack there of. Lily didn't want to and showed this adamantly with head shakes and by stomping away.
No biggie. I brought her back and asked again. This time it escalated to throwing her body against the floor and some tears.
Still no biggie. I asked again. This time it was war. Daddy was there and Lily was going to get him involved. No luck... so she did all that she could do...my little angel turned into a green eyed monster.
She kicked. She screamed. She threw herself on the floor. She cried like I've never seen her cry before... Cries of terror! Remaining cool has never been so hard.
Alone, Lily would've given up quickly, but this time she had an audience. This went on for at least 10 minutes. It felt like years.
Finally, Daddy persuaded her into placing a single block in the box by making it a funny game. Game over, right? Wrong. I try to hug Lily and she emphatically shakes her head no and instead marches over to hug everyone else.
Team Lily=1, Team Mommy=0. Who taught who the lesson?
Finally, Lily gave in and let me hold her before bed, but she occasionally looks over at me as if to say, "remember what you learned today." This whole parent thing might be a little harder than I thought. ;)
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