I am sitting in our suite at the Drury Inn in St. Louis waiting for T to go to sleep. I have had to go into his room two times since I tucked him in. The first time, he was sitting under the TV watching the news. The second time, the phone was beeping because he had taken it off the hook. An entire box of Kleenex was emptied and strewn about the room. I put him back in bed and put on my most serious voice. “Stay in bed now. STAY in bed.” I quickly turned my back and left so he wouldn’t see me smile. Several years ago, his behavior would have made me cry. But I’m forty-four and I’ve been through this before. Besides, bedtime defiance is typical behavior for a two-year-old. Tiny T was a bit late in starting to walk and talk, but he is right on schedule in exerting his independence at bedtime. What a great kid. What a happy night.
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