30:365   monday, january 30, 2012


Time-out.

The hissy fit in the back of my van was astronomical today. 

She was C-R-A-N-K-Y.  And she forgot who the mom is in our relationship.  {bossy bossy bossy}

I repeatedly asked for the kicking and screaming  to stop.  (yes, really, kicking and screaming).  Instead, she redoubled her efforts.

So I pulled into an empty lot, put on her coat, set her car seat on the tarmac and we had a time out.

I asked for a 3 minute time-out to begin when she was quiet.  It took 37 minutes.  But she stayed in her seat as she continued wailing.

The up side?  She was much calmer, actually giggling as we pulled out of the lot.