There are definitely kids who are worse, but that's only because there are ALWAYS kids who are worse. Mila still ranks high on the sucktacular scale as sucky when it comes to long car rides. She does fine running around town, but stringing multiple hours together leads to her figuring out that you've strapped her in and she can't move and GAAAAH! She wants to rip faces off.
The child does not like to be forced to sit still. It's a thing.
Fortunately, I have gotten smarter with age. I've also become better at reminding people how very terrible it was the last time we took her somewhere, so maaaaaybe listen to me and time our drives better? Yes?
Yes.
While some people prefer to get up in the morning to drive far away, I have officially pulled the Mila Card and forced a ban on morning driving. We shall always travel late in the evening amen. Late in the evening increases the odds of Mila falling asleep and leaving us with peace and quiet. Driving to Indiana for Thanksgiving this week, my plan worked really well. Driving back, though?
Welp.
Let's just say that Mila effectively made her point that we should never ever stop for gas. No matter what. We especially shouldn't do so after midnight because she turns into a Gremlin after midnight. Basically, we stopped for gas, the dogs turned into jerks (as they always do), and Mila ended up awake.
AND WOOBOY WAS SHE PISSED.
Mila screamed all the way from Wheeling to Pittsburgh. I kept trying to get her to use her words, which she met with, "NO! I don't wanna use my words!" followed by intense screaming. She wasn't even amused when I pointed out that by refusing to use words, she was using words. and whoops. She got madder when I applied logic.
Anybody got a solar car we could use for Christmas? I'm thinking if we just don't stop for gas, we might be fine.