DD1 4.5 years old - is normally a genuine angel. Good natured, good sleeper, helpful with DD2, kind etc etc etc. She has these phases though when she turns into a nightmare, whinging, moaning, making a massive fuss if she doesn't get what she wants, or if she has the teeny tiniest blister on her foot - I mean I'm talking serious 2.5 year old tantrums here. Today she was out all day with a friend who had kindly offered to have her as we are moving next week and we had loads of packing to do etc, obviously had a wonderful day - I went to pick her up, she didn't seem at all bothered by me appearing, hadn't missed me even though I spend soooo much time with her, and then refused to come home, had a tantrum in the car because she'd wanted to watch the end of a film (it was too late, we had to go so I could relieve the friend who had had her all day), made a big fuss at home - it just seemed to go on and on.
The upshot of this is, I now feel really guilty, she's had a wonderful treaty day, everything's gone pear shaped after she got home, which ended up with me SHOUTING at her like a complete fish wife (which I never normally do).
Please reassure me and tell me this is normal behaviour - I'm just not sure what the best way to deal with it is.
Because she is so good normally, it comes as such a shock when she starts playing up.
I just feel guilty whatever I do. Is this normal???