Waving the White Flag

Everlee has slowly started to show us she (THINKS) she is capable of making her own decisions. Whether or not we know what is best she seems to think she knows what is better. Taking daily naps is a great example. Regardless of the fact that she becomes cranky, grouchy, argumentative, and a ball of tears without a nap, she still thinks she doesn't need it. One day, we decided to just let her "cry it out". There were several minutes of banging on the door, crying out our name, screaming at the top of her lungs, etc. Finally, there was peace and quiet....there was peace and quiet for several hours. When we finally went to wake her up, pleased she had seen the light and realized we knew what was best, we found quite a scene. Everlee made it clear what she thought of our daily naps. I guess after realizing we would not give in, she waved the white flag. She gave in, crawled under her chair, and finally decided to take a nap.