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She will never sleep when you want her to sleep. She sleeps when you know she shouldn’t be; she’ll be up all night. She won’t eat when its time. She wants it when you are eating. She’ll only play with her toys when you play with her. If you want to brush your teeth she will not play with her toys, but cling to you.

Here’s the thing. The day she lets you brush your teeth, ignores you, and plays with her toys. It will kill you not to play with her.

The more you try to control her, the more she will control you.  Don’t try to fight it. Embrace it.
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  1. Abi31 May 2011 at 07:14

    They become a filler in a void that you never realized you had. :)

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  2. -Hawk31 May 2011 at 10:55

    Nice, I can remember that playfull face reading your blog :)

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  3. piyush31 May 2011 at 14:40

    Life's come a full circle for you ... from BC posts to this :)

    Enjoy, Poddy

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