My daughter is probably one of the most persistent individuals I know. If she asks to do something and is told “no”, she will ask another ten times in the hopes I will eventually give in to her. Sometimes it can be so frustrating, but I know this is who she is and I have to be patient with her. Yesterday, she was hovering around me asking me repeatedly to put the spy kids movie in for her. She’s only watched it 20 times or more so far. After about the 5th request I told her not to be such a “pain in the butt” (my exact words). Her response? “Mom, I am not a pain and I am not a butt. I am a person!” And you know what? She’s absolutely right! Being such a spirited child doesn’t make me love her any less. Oh she can be difficult, there is no doubt about that. But she is also determined, very direct and will stand up for herself. Qualities I wish I had when I was her age. I was terrified the first day of school. I think I cried for most of the day and wanted to go home. Grace? She has been begging to go to school for the past 2 years and has no fear of riding the bus to and from school.
Having a spirited child can be very challenging at times. But you take the good with the bad. If anything, I’m learning to be more patient. Something I really need to work on. And when I really think about it, being “spirited” is not that bad.  There is nothing I would change about my daughter’s personality. It’s who she is and why I love her.
clowning around
trying to look like her big brother
learning to blow bubbles
