I’m doing very well getting ready for school in the morning. Daddy lays out my clothes, but I get dressed pretty much by myself.
I even fold my pajamas.
We found more dandelions on the way to school today!
Daddy made sure to get off work early today so that we could all go out to dinner for Daddy and Mommy’s monthiversary.
I wanted to hit the game center before dinner, so we stopped by hoping to win another Tomica car from the crane game. So we gave it a shot, but the crane game had changed a bit and it looked much more difficult to get prizes. We made a cost versus return assessment and thought it would be cheaper just to buy a Tomica. So we stopped by a toy store and I used the Easter money that I got from Nana and Papa to buy a new car!
Then we had a great yakiniku dinner! The food was great, as always. I ate a lot, as always! Everyone was happy!
On the way home, I wanted to ride a cute shopping cart, so we found one and I got to ride it from one end of the shopping center to the other. Then we headed home.
When we got home, things started to fall apart. I had agreed that since it was late that I would have to take a bath right away and get ready for bed, but when we got home I insisted on playing. Mommy and Daddy said that I could play after I took a bath and got ready for bed, but I was very rebellious and refused. Maybe it was the sugar from the dessert or just the fact that I thought things were going my way so I tried to push it further. Even though I got a new Tomica car, and ate yakiniku which I requested, and rode a shopping cart, I was throwing a tantrum. Mommy and Daddy were quite upset with me for not keeping my end of the bargain and also for being so selfish and unappreciative.
I got so wound up in my tantrum that I just couldn’t calm down. I refused timeouts, I refused to let Mommy and Daddy give me some time to work things out, and I just kept pushing and pushing and being mean.
I would not let up. In the end Daddy had to practically drag me into the bath. I wouldn’t take my clothes off so I got a shower fully clothed. Eventually he got my clothes off and got me all cleaned up, but I still wouldn’t stop my tantrum. It took a long time, but in the end I just ran out of steam and calmed down. There were some tired apologies and I got to bed. Needless to say, I did not get the play time that I originally set out to get. Maybe I was tired or just riding the high of having such a nice evening, but I really had no excuse to be so mean after I broke our deal. Hopefully, a new day will bring out a better mood from me.