Did you ever expect someone to do something, and then they didn’t. It’s a sure fire way to make you depressed, or angry, or frustrated or exasperated. It almost always makes you disappointed in this other person. You had an expectation, and they didn’t meet it.

A parent can be embarrassed so quickly by their silver tongued child who out of nowhere can rattle off a chain of offensive words. Hopefully, this is a rare occurrence where the child has picked up something somewhere out in the world, and you will have to correct them for it. In many other instances, the child is repeating something they have heard from someone else in the family.

What happened? Just a few months ago, your baby was a sweet little thing that you held close to you all the time. Now they have grown into a powerhouse of exploding emotions and energy. And they don’t want to always be held by you. They want to kick and get down away from you. Then, as soon as you let them down, they want you to pick them up again. What gives?

A better title might be “ Living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.� Wow, are these crazy times for parenting. What you are parenting right now is a human being that is exploding in growth, both physically and emotionally. Some days they can be the sweetest things on earth, and in a heartbeat they can become hateful and explode in an anger outburst.