Alyssa was having a day today. A no good, very bad day.
She was irritable, grouchy, touchy and just plain disgusted by every single thing this world has to offer.
She didn't want to wear socks. I made her wear them anyway. It is November and it's cold outside. So...she was mad.
She needed to brush her hair. She didn't want to. It hurt. It made her mad.
We went to two different sports shops in town and were told at both that they didn't carry grips for the uneven bars. That was beyond disappointing.
Olivia kept breathing in her general direction. That was supremely annoying.
Finally, as she pouted in the backseat, her head buried against the door under her coat, I told Olivia that Alyssa was having a day and we needed to just let her.
Sometimes, we need to just have our bad days. Nothing anyone can say can make it better. We just have to get through it and plan for tomorrow to be a better day.
Already, things are better. She's doing gymnastics in the family room while watching Bewitched. When you're nine, that makes for a most excellent evening.
And I'm going to make some macaroni and cheese for her for dinner. Comfort food don't you know?
Can you even imagine this girl having a bad attitude?
Yeah, me neither.
1 comment:
We are all entitled to our off days...happy she is in better spirits.
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