Trouble

Ellie hasn't been going to bed easily. It's a struggle nightly. She also hasn't been staying in bed. She has also been using the potty to manipulate us (saying she has to go and either not going or only going a little bit so next time she says she has to go, she proves herself right by going potty).

We aren't having relaxing evenings. We aren't sleeping. And Nick is beyond exhausted with his weird hours. Last night, he went into work at 11:30pm! But he didn't get decent sleep because Ellie battled us, wouldn't stay in her bed, and had an "accident" which was really a ploy for attention.

This morning we had a LONG talk on the way to school. Ellie knows that her actions have made mommy and daddy angry and sad. When I got her out of the car...this was how she looked.














Can you make out the single tear on her cheek?

This morning she didn't fuss when I said I had to go. She just said, "okay mommy. I won't throw a tantrum I don't want to make you sad".

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