My child doesn't enjoy eating. When she eats, she eats very little, not enough to sustain her till the next meal or snack. What do we all feel like when we are tired and hungry? Multiply that by a two year old and you've got Penelope! I feel like I'm trying to control a tornado. By the end of the day, I'm a house that has been lifted off its foundation and trashed to tiny pieces. She's so wonderful to other people, but how am I already "mom"(the enemy)?
Hey Em...frustrating is the nicest word you can say about this! :) But seriously...I know what you mean. Not about the eating stuff, but about the "enemy" stuff...what I will tell you is that even though it never really stops hurting, what you can understand about it is that Pen trusts/knows/loves you the most...she can 100% be herself around you - and that means the good and the bad. It's not fair since they have no idea the sacrifices we make and the love we give...but that's the dirty little secret about parenthood: it's really all about them, and not a lick about us. ;) You are raising a lovely little girl! Be grateful that it's not the opposite...her being an angel around you, and a tornado around everyone else!
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