There are very few people who believe me when I say this, but Mila is mean. For real. She's a mean little sprite, full of stubbornness and strength. She is far more assertive than it probably necessary. Some day that will serve her well.
For now? WELP.
For now it means that if she wants something, she takes it. If she wants to do something, she shoves everyone out of the way to do it. If she doesn't want something, she will throw it across the room with the force of a major league pitcher.
That might serve her well later as well. We shall see.
In the meantime, we know that she's cute for a reason. She's cute because the universe knows that the more trouble they cause, the more they need to be cute. It's for their own protection.
Not that Mila needs protecting. She doesn't. She can protect herself just fine, thank you very much.
She can protect herself so well, in fact, that she has earned herself a nickname at daycare. For the record, when I say that Mila is mean, the folks that work with her day in and day out will agree. They know her very well and they won't for a second hesitate to nod in agreement, although they will make 246243 excuses for her behavior at times.
They are incredibly patient with her willfulness.
And they call her "Piranha."
It's a nickname that she has earned at least a dozen times over.
