Come so far...

This morning all the Munsters seemed to be out of sorts - picking at each other and whining and crying and being all round nasty. AnnaWen wanted to get in the car, but PJ wasn't moving her feet fast enough to let her by. AnnaWen started whining and yelling and kicking at her, so she was removed to go in the other door. This resulted in a full out screaming and crying fit, in an effort to demonstrate just how cruel the world is, and especially I am, to her, the injustice she must face... I asked her "are you mad?" and she agreed she was angry. I encouraged her that it was okay to be mad, but not okay to kick and that she was okay and needed to stop crying now. She sniffed and humphed all the way to the boys' daycare drop off. When I opened the door to let the boys out, I asked "are you okay?" and she looked blankly at me. I said "AnnaWen, what do you need?" and she said "A snuggle". YAY! That's not the first time she's asked for affection or comfort, but it is the first time I can remember that she verbalized needing comfort after being angry or upset... that's huge for an attaching kid: recognizing the need for comfort, identifying what will provide that comfort and trusting me enough to ask for it, even though I was probably the person she was most mad at to begin with.

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