Ohmigawd. I'm having a conflicted parenting moment.
After laying down for a good twenty minutes, my kid is heard lurking in the doorway. I say, "Are you ok Rosanna?", to which she replies, "Don't be mad at me Mommy".
WHAT?!
Pros: The kid is forming complete and logical sentences and is willing to be a request for what she wants.
Cons: She assumes I'm going to be mad at her.
For the record, it is only upon her second, third and fourth attempts to free herself from bedtime when I become stern. Not an ounce of mad, mind you- but stern and unyielding. Her response to my increasing sternness is melt-down. It's a voice and attitude that I rarely take with her and I think it shocks her a bit.
It makes me sad that she wants to avoid me being mad at her....then again, she is two and her interpretation of the word "mad" and mine are vastly different. As you can see I have attached negative connotations to it, which is something I'd like for her to avoid and instead accept that she and I can be "mad" and it's ok, it's not something to actively avoid. It's just normal.
Ergh.
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