Well, today my precious little girl threw a big fit at Wal-Mart. It was very embarrassing and also disheartening for me as we are trying so hard to get past this kind of behavior.
We walked in, got a cart, put the baby in the seat, walked around the corner and she suddenly yelled out, "I NEED A TISSUE AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY!"...followed by lots of screaming and crying.  It made me jump..I just wasn't expecting it. I mean, I hadn't even put anything in my cart yet!! And I was being accused of being tissue-less.
As she continued to scream and cry, I firmly told her to "cut it out, now!". She would not stop. She was screaming at the top of her lungs! As you can imagine, I felt the stares of many an onlooker. I took the baby out of the cart and led my wailing daughter all the way to the car. This was supposed to be a quick trip to the store. 
As soon as we got in the car she decided she would obey. I told her not to make a peep all the way home - and she didn't.
At home she was disciplined accordingly and I spent some time getting my courage up to face the general publc at Wal-Mart again.
We went back for a do-over. I was somewhat incognito - I changed my clothes - can you believe it!?
I'm happy to report that she did beautifully. Infact, she was lovely for the rest of the day. When I'd ask her to do something she would say, "I'd love to" or "I'd be happy to".
I don't know if I did the right thing....I'm rarely sure of that. I also don't know why she threw such a huge fit. We are working hard at learning how to control ourselves, but it takes time to see the fruit of your labors.
You know, I am not even sure why I am posting this...I guess because I know that some of you have been there and done that.
Well, thanks for "listening". I hope your day is tantrum free!
Stacy
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