Chandler, my 4-year-old who underwent a successful bone marrow transplant 104 days ago (glory be to God), is a brat. And it's probably not her fault - as I've mentioned before, she's been spoiled by family and certainly by the hospital staff, but she's on her way to being 100% well and she needs to knock it off!!! She still isn't able to go to school, so she has a private tutor. The tutor told me that she is singing and enjoying stories and actually developing very well (YAY!!!!!) However, she is very argumentative and stubborn. If she is enjoying working on her leaf collage, she doesn't want to stop for story time. Depending on her mood, the tutor can't even get a "Good Afternoon, Ms. Allen". The tutor is great. She works with sick children all the time so she has a compassion and thick skin that I lack. One of the things that I am constantly praying about is for God to help me with my impatience and intolerance - I have no patience for stupidity and no tolerance for ignorance. Not saying "good afternoon" qualifies for either or both of those categories - if you're 4 or 40!!!! So, I'm trying to work with her, but who am I kidding????? These are the same battles that I fight every morning just trying to get her out of bed. So, please pray for her that God will remove the demon of stubbornness from her little spirit. Oh yeah....she likes to argue even when she is wrong - like about whether a crayon is brown or green. And yes....she will go on and on and be as wrong as 2 left feet. But we have to find the positive - she is not easily swayed by others, she is passionate about her beliefs, she is always up for a spirited debate. Hey...sounds like a lawyer in the making to me!!!!