I picked up the kids from school today and Miss Chris, Gillian’s teacher, told me that Gillian had a bad day. In the car I asked John how was his day. He proudly reported “I was in the green all day.” I looked at Gillian and said I know you didn’t have a good day. She immediately burst into tears. She knew she was bad. I told her that I was very disappointed in her and that she needed to be a better girl. And she just whined. I fear the terrible twos are here.

Tonight at dinner John was refusing to eat his cheeseburger. “But my tummy hurts.” His tummy didn’t hurt. He was his giving me a hard time. So I said John stop fooling around, it’s time for you to eat dinner. John looked at me and said “I’m not kidding. If I’m smiling, I’m kidding. If I’m not smiling, I’m not kidding.”