Temper Tantrums

That's right folks, Jasmine has reached the age of the temper tantrum. Mind you, we thought she had already been throwing them for a while but we were wrong. She has decided to show us what she is really made of and wow - you won't believe it. Our sweet girl can undergo a transformation so severe in a matter of seconds, it often makes our minds spin. On the fourth of July, after the pony ride we let her have, she decided that it wasn't enough. She wanted a second ride. She began to flail her arms, kick her legs and scream at the top of her lungs, "Mas Caballo!" (more horse) over and over. When we said no she got louder and started screaming, "No, Go Way, Go Way!" and began to hit her daddy. Well, at this point, Cindy's mom tried to give us $2 to put her back on the pony but we said no because it was the principle we were reacting to, not the money. We didn't want her to think that by reacting this way, she was going to get what she wanted.

She has apparently not learned yet that her parents are immovable when we say no to her temper tantrums because she continues to try this method to gain things she wants. We figure it is a phase and hopefully she will get over it sooner rather than later because it really takes away the sweet and angelic disposition we believe her to have. Now we know why people call it the terrible twos!