How to Grow (and Raise) an Alien...or Two

Ainsley is 3 going on 13. I yelled at her once for something in the kitchen. I really can't remember what it was about. My husband told me that he watched her stomp up the stairs, go straight to her room and shut the door. If she was 13, I would have thought "what a brat," but since she's only 3, the only thing I could do is laugh.

Last week, she came into my room and said "Mommy, I love you." I said, "Thank you, honey. That's very sweet. I love you, too."

She then paused and looked like she was in deep thought. Then she said, "I don't like Daddy. Daddy sucks."

I laughed, but only when she wasn't looking.