If I were to write the following words, "After a long day at work," you could probably fill in the blank. All I wanted to do was come home and chill with my ladies. Before I left I explained to Shatema how I now had two women, C.J and Shatema. I compared how C.J. does everything to get my attention and how she could do some things to get it as well. Now her list contained a few items that would catapult her back to the pole position instead of the neck-and-neck tie she is in with C.J.
Anyway, I come home after hanging out a bit with my colleagues and all is well. Mommy is quiet, C.J. is quiet and I was able to come in and turn right to the football games of the night. (Sidebar, this is when I saw that Notre Dame loss to UCONN and I came to the conclusion that Charlie Wiess has to go). So I get comfortable and I play with C.J. for a bit. Mommy went to drop a load of laundry in, and while she was gone, it happened.
All of a sudden C.J. starts balling and her basketball was nowhere near her. Tears ran down her cheek. She yelled and screamed (and there is a difference) at the top of her lungs. I had to close the windows so no one thought she was being harmed. I did not know what she wanted. I picked her up and walked around with her, she cried. I turned some music on, and she cried some more. I rocked her, and she cried. I gave her her pacifier, and she cried louder and spit it out. She was out of control.
Now you already know I do not like seeing my girl like this. I do not get excited...I just continue trying to soothe her. She would stop for a bit and then start back up again, lol! Finally I am like Mommy, could she be hungry? Lo and behold a little milk did the trick. Now after we settled everything you know I told that little girl that she better not act like that again. Yelling and screaming like she did not just eat a hour and a half earlier.
This little temper I am seeing is gonna be something else. She is a little pistol when she wants her way. I guess she has a little bit of her dad in her, just a little bit. I will work on the "my way or the highway" syndrome early so she might fair a little better. We do not want her just spazzing out on people when they upset her. I will tell you all this now, though. Sometimes a quick spazz out might be needed to put someone in their place, but I will demonstrate to her how you do it without batting an eye or raising your voice so the victim looks like the one who is crazy. C.J.'s daddy is a professional at that.
Tomorrow is WORSHIP day with the believers. I get my WORSHIP on everyday so I am going to go for now. Until the next time, you all remember to pray because prayer changes things. Peace and blessings to you and yours!
