Or, you could be a better person than me, and just be nice and commiserate.

Bwahahaha. Need I remind you of my pillow that says, "If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me."?

Roll your eyes and ignore it. This time

I am not a parent or a teacher - but I do story time for 3- 5 year olds. 3 year olds come in a wide variety of behaviors - some are closer to being babies , others have hit the age of reason . and they have a logic of their own. I have one boy that talks about me constantly- and talks to me in the library. But he won't look at me in story time. I've seen 3 yr olds tell their moms to leave story time - and then just start crying because they don't know where mom is. The kid that has loved story time - suddenly doesn't want to be there.

3 year olds are raw manic depression. I'm convinced.

Need I remind you of my pillow that says, "If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me."?

Heh. That pillow is why I always try to sit next to you!

3 year olds are raw manic depression. I'm convinced.

I think that might be truer than I want it to be

It's definitely truer than that I want it to be.

My 3 year old niece is going through that crazy fit throwing stage too. After a while, it's kind of funny (speaking not as a parent). It's just... kid logic is really, really weird and hilarious. Tom and I would do our Erin impressions:

Nora: What do you think we should do for dinner? Chinese?
Tom: (screaming) I DON'T WANT CHINESE FOOD AAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Nora: Pizza?
Tom: I DON'T LIKE PIZZA AND YOU ARE MEAN!
Nora: t dies laughing

Needless to say, my sister does not find this quite as amusing, so we just work that action in the privacy of our own home. But Erin would do that for Every. Single. Statement. or question put to her.

My parents call her a drama queen, which sort of annoys me because again, it seems to speak to her personality instead of this phase she's in. Too soon to attribute to personality!

My 3 year nephew did not want to wash his hands. Dad took him into the bathroom and washed his hands. H Screamed for about 15 minutes after. I thought it was really funny. Dad was pretty cool. I honestly hope that the worst thing that ever happens to my nephew is that his dad makes him wash his hands.

If they have a kid of their own, they probably think that any other child that doesn't behave EXACTLY LIKE THEIR PERFECT ANGEL has "emotional problems."

See also: Parents who think they get to take credit for their babies' good sleep habits. If your 9-month-old sleeps through the night, I envy you. I really, really do. But the fact that mine doesn't is really not evidence of parental incompetence on my part. Some babies just don't sleep.

Ahem. Issues.

In conclusion, I miss sleep.

As a parent, I was totally torturing Em yesterday. She was pretending that Joe and I were sick and was bringing us stuff.

Em: "Here's your juice, baby."
Me: "I DON'T LIKE THAT JUICE! I WANT WATER!"
Em: Ok - here's your water.
Me: "I DON'T LIKE WATER I SAID I PROMISE!"

She just looked at me askance and kissed me on my forehead and said, "You need your nap, baby."

Joe fell out of his chair laughing.