There was a little girl, a really lovely girl, who most of the time was a poppet. Mostly she was good, she was very, very good. But when she had her friends round she was

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a stroppy, ghastly, bolshy, raging, stamping, spiteful mean, wilful and horrid little madam.

Someone do the breathing and counting to ten with me please.

Apologies for the word poppet. Not an acceptable mn word I know, but in my current crispy with crossness state was unable to think of anything else to rhyme with horrid.

Get her a bottle of de-tangling spray and a pink hairbrush. Make her responsible for brushing it otherwise...she will have to have a bob

DOn't they get better at 4? I've been counting on that.

summer holiday fever

my 3.5 year old is suffering from the same affliction.

they just need a good dose of school/playschool and they'll be right as rain.... be warned they do have relapses though.... christmas and easter seem to be the danger seasons.

[am so very impressed at you having xmas presents already... i thought i was organised by pricing and listing everything i'll be picking up next month.... am in total awe of you actually having bought stuff ]

oooh detangling spray you say Chippy

MrsJC, I am now coming to the rather depressing conclusion that is never gets better, it only gets different.

PinkTulips I have mn to blame for most of those purchases, you know the "QUICK, look it's on special offer" threads. They are difficult to resist.

Aussie Hair products Hair Insurance spray. 'tis the only one that doesn't smell unbearable sweet and synthetic.

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