I feel like I'm living with a teenager

It's bad enough that Alex has discovered the word "Why" - everytime I tell her to do something now, or when she asks for something and I say no, her response is now always "Why mommy?"

But, then, yesterday, after Alex said "NO" to me for the gazillionth time that day, I sat down on the floor and asked her to come sit me with me so I could talk to her about how she had to stop saying No all the time when I asked her to do something.

I started saying, "Now, Alex, you have to listen to me, this is very important"

Wouldn't you know it, the little monkey looked at me, put my face in her hands, got right up in my face and said:

"No, mommy, you have to listen to Alex!"

What do you say to that????? Part of me wanted to laugh, part of me wanted to cry, and part of me wanted to scream

Re: I feel like I'm living with a teenager

They are too smart and she is way too adorable!!

Re: I feel like I'm living with a teenager

Wow! She is a smart one. I don't know how I would have kept myself from

Jordana also ALWAYS says no- even when she means yes. Its so frustrating at times.