I am looking for a full-time preschool for DD at the moment just so I can fantasize about the possibility that someone else has to deal with her oppositional behaviors instead of me.
I hope she grows out of this stage sooner than later because if she doesn't then we'll need to find a boarding school for her.
Meanwhile, I need to keep calm and:
do yoga
knit on
meditate
lock myself in the bathroom and cry before I really lose it
I know my DD needs to be able to count on me being an unflappable rock in her life and I'm trying. I can feel in my gut that how we handle her right now would affect her personality development greatly but it's so hard when they seem to be 3, 6, and 13 all at the same time.
