Lately Sammie has been pushing things to the limits and giving us a battle to fight. For the last 3 Sundays we have had a two hour battle(at least) with her. The common phrase among parents of toddlers and preschoolers is to pick your battles. This is one(or more) battle we need to fight and win. Sammie is testing to see if she really needs to obey and trying to see how far she can push us.
The picture above is a battle that Sammie and I had two weeks ago. Ryan had asked her to come tell me she was sorry for disobeying. She ran into the kitchen and quickly said, "I'm sorry mom" and then ran away. I told her she had to apologize again but nicer. Well that started WWIII! I stuck to my ground and didnt let her get away with that behavior. I made her sit on the kitchen floor until she said she was sorry. Well, the apology never came because she passed out!
It is hard to hear her go through this point of frusteration and anger. The sounds that come out of her mouth are quite scarey, but I know that these battles are growing points for all of us. I am glad that they mostly happen when Ryan is home so that we can properly handle them while the other takes care of Dash and Ali since they go on for so long! I also know that it is hard for Dash to handle. So hopefully for everyone's sake she is done with this when she turns 3!(or sooner)
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