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hi this is janet lansbury welcome to unruffled, I'm going to be responding to an email I received from

a parent who shares, I have not heard the topic of, quote, mean four-year-olds being addressed.

There must be a better way to say that, but that's what it feels like. Her daughter is in her

description, smart, funny, incredibly strong-willed, lively,

and the parent doesn't want to dampen her voice, but is struggling with the treatment that

she's getting from her daughter.

Here's the email I received.

Hi, Janet.

I'm a huge fan of your podcast and listen whenever I can.

So far I've not heard the topic of, quote, mean four-year-olds, unquote, being addressed.

There must be a better way to say that, but that's what it feels like. My four-year-old daughter is a

firework. She is smart, funny, loves an audience, loves existing,

and is incredibly strong-willed. I love that about her, and I don't want to dampen that voice

because I know that as a girl growing into a woman, she will need to continue to be strong-willed

and use her voice. But maybe not now, at age four, with

mommy. Sometimes she is downright mean. She is obsessed with her father and basically tolerates

me, which I don't argue with. But if I come home from work without a present for her, she'll say

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