Being Ani's mom

Its not easy being the mom that Ani needs, but I am trying. She has different needs than nissa, and nissa has me a bit spoiled. 

I think she needs structure, but lots and lots of love. Discipline has to come with a side of hugs. And i need to find time to do more with just us. Im putting it on the list. And i need more patience for the barrage of repeated questions.  

This picture summed up the weekend - she was in timeout in her room and passed me notes under the door. I passed her one too, with an "i love you" message and a picture of us. She actually stayed in her room longer to continue passing notes this way. Then I found out the next morning that she ripped up my note to her because she didn't like how i drew her face. Ouch. She wasn't mad, just not satisfied with my drawing skills.