I often talk about how strong-willed Anneka is. I guess it has to come from some where. Maybe she's inherited it from me: I can be stubborn and I have a temper too.
Yesterday was not a good day. I was very tired after what seemed like a million night disturbances - well not a million, but too many for me. I was friggin' tired and that's when that temper of mine becomes very hard to suppress. And the nature of Paul's work means that sometimes he is home a lot and spends lots of time with the kids, but other times he's mostly gone and I have to run the whole program...without a car...sigh. ANYWAY, bitching aside, I kept going outside to breath fresh air and walked away from the situation on numerous occasion. Still...
Anneka and I butted heads all day long. She was tired too. She went to bed at 10 and got up at 7. Ridiculous. The problem is the nap piece. She's been making it very clear to me that she doesn't want it - most days. Then when she has it it's often after 2pm when she falls asleep and I reluctantly wake her at 4. I've still been pushing the nap because I want it! Yesterday I just took it as a given. She'd sle hour late nap the night before, and was also very tired and grumpy. Two peas in a pod butting heads. Yesterday I was not very accepting. But last night, after both babes were asleep I stepped back from the situation and thought about it realistically.
The situation was nap. Even though she was very tired she did not want to, and did not, nap. I insisted, she refused, for a long time. Finally, I dropped her off at my friends because she, and sleep deprivation, were making me crazy.
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