I don't like 3

I've said it before and I'll say it again... toddlers, preschoolers, and I don't get along.  I never mind *other* people's toddlers and preschoolers but my own drive me bonkers.  I thought June had conditioned me so that I could easily weather ANY other personality and toddler mayhem that may come, but no.  They are all so distinctly different.

June tantrummed.  He was angry and he breathed that anger like nobody else.  

Josh whined.  He could become a puddle of tears faster than your average child.

Elizabeth is all attitude.  If I drew a caricature of Elizabeth it would just have a giant mouth with very small accompanying features.

We drove to pick up June from school.  This is approximately a 4-6 minute drive.  Four to six.  In those four to six minutes Elizabeth managed to use up my entire day's worth of patience.  I don't even know what she said, but the end result was her saying "Well, no I won't, you know."  The "you know" comes in the sassiest more disrespectful tone you ever did hear.  The other day she did that and I was able to get on her level and sternly tell her that she is not allowed to talk to anyone like that.  Well, you can't do that tactic from the front seat of a van while she is in the back row of the van, and the van is moving.  

"You know"  I'll "you know" you right in the face, Elizabeth!  Good gravy.  {deep breaths deep breaths}

So I took away privileges, and she started to spit.  I don't do spit.  It's rude, it's disrespectful and it's downright germy.  She was spitting at Josh.  I basically lost all leverage.

I may have texted a friend when we got to school and were sitting in the pick-up line saying that "She [Elizabeth] sucks", among other things.  Say what you want, but it's true at times.  I do not understand these small beastly people.  2-4 year olds are from Mars!

Elizabeth is actively easier than the boys... she's less physical and impulsive, but she is defiant and bull headed and completely sassy and contradictory.

I can only imagine what happens from here.  I remember being a girl.... pre-teen... teen.  Good Lord.  I might need someone to adopt Elizabeth from 12-19 because I have a feeling it will be way worse than 2-4.