I would like a do-over on the weekend, please, but only after Mila has had an attitude adjustment because OMG.
That child.
Miss Mila has purposely and aggressively nose-dived her way into a ditch of frustratingly awful behavior. I have no doubt that she's doing it by choice because I see her face as she makes up her mind to follow through on a bad decision. For example, she's antagonizing her big sister CONSTANTLY, which, do you know who is best at antagonizing a human? Their siblings. Always.
Mila is doing little things like ripping bookmarks out of Alexis' books. Alexis, for reasons I don't comprehend, typically reads 3-4 books at a time and thus SUPER needs the bookmarks to keep track of where she is. (BTW, unrelated, she still does that thing where she reads the last chapter first so that she knows if she wants to read the whole book. It still makes me insane.) Mila is also speaking over Alexis and generally being a bully. If you're questioning how a 35-pound 4-year old can bully a 7th grader, don't. It's VERY possible.
Mila is also just generally being a jerk. There was a point yesterday when we were in the mall and I sensed at least three teenage girls vowing to NEVER have sex because Mila was putting on a birth control show. Alexis wanted to shop in Hollister, Mila didn't want to be there, and zoooooom. The Tiny Human just left. She blew out of that store as if her little behind was on fire, which it probably should have been since 4-year olds shouldn't run out in the mall by themselves. She caught me in a Catch-22 with it as well because if I legit chase her, even while angry, she decides the whole thing is a fun game. She absolutely will run straight to an escalator and nose-dive down it just to win the game.
The child has no sense of self-preservation at all.
So instead of chasing her, catching her, and threatening her life or whatever it is that parents are supposed to do in these situations, instead I have to lurk behind her and pretend I don't care that she's running off. I get bonus points if she can't see me because then she might get curious as to what I'm doing and head back the correct direction. I can't count on it though because SHE'S FOUR FREAKIN YEARS OLD. BTW, as she was running away, she was screaming, "I DON'T LIKE YOU!" at the top of her lungs.
So that's adorable.
Which is all to say, I lost it by the end of the weekend. I am usually remarkably patient to the point that I surprise even myself. It's just really hard to ruffle my feathers, but OH. THEY. WERE. RUFFLED.
I yelled, you guys.
I don't yell.
You can ask Alexis. She will confirm that she can count on one hand the number of times I have yelled at her. When she confirms it, she'll also tell you that she deserved it as she tells you the detailed story of the events that led to that moment.
Mila, though. She just doesn't care. Yelling is funny hahahahahaHAHAOMG.
::deep breaths::
::sob::
