You all weren't lying about 2.5 years.....

My daughter officially turns 2.5 closer to Thanksgiving but within the last week she has been so much more defiant and impulsive.

She literally made me chase her around the church during mass. Refused to stay in her seat for time out (thus ruining the effectiveness of the punishment).* She has become bossy ("Sit down, Mama!"). Everything is "hers." And she's getting better at stalling bedtime.

I'm doing my best to "not negotiate with terrorists" but it's still exhausting. After bedtime I feel like I'm dragging myself out of her bedroom.

And then I miss her. Wtf.

*Note: the time out was at church in a lobby area. I had found a kid sized chair and put it in a corner. There was nothing in there to distract her except the fact that she could get up and run. 🤦‍♀️