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find something-I tell jokes, like "Why did the chicken cross the road?" She will stop in her tracks and believe it or not, try to answer me over her hysterics. I will even just make faces like I am a clown and she will laugh and realize how ridiculous she has been. She gets it, and it stops her drama thing from continuing.

Many times, I just write the episode in a journal of sorts to utilize the material later on for an article such as this for people to read. My two children are very different, and I handle their growing up and stretching their limits very differently. My son being the thinker, I can reason with him. My daughter being the actress, I have to deal with in a creative manner. And yes, I would love to just give them money and drop them off at the mall and let them wander around with friends. But then I would be rewarding their bad behavior, and they would not learn anything from it. Besides, I can't afford it!

Just think, my youngest hasn't even entered her teen years yet. I know I am going to be really in for a difficult time then. With my daugther having entered pre-adolescent, and having already showing signs of becoming a teenager, this is going to be a lot tougher than dealing with my son. But, I already know what to do-I will not stoop to her level. I have to be the person who is sane, reasonable and deals with her hysteria. Therefore, I will not scream at her, stomp around the house and slam doors. No, I will just do what I have been doing currently with her when she acts up-threaten to make her clean her room, or have her do some dastardly deed around the house-like cleaning the bathroom. Somehow, this always works. She quiets down and starts acting human again.

Maybe, I'm not a scared rabbit afterall!

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