After writing so much about the events which took place in April…maybe it’s time I moved into May?

Damn. Time REALLY flies. So fast that it’s downright scary. What bugs me more than anything else is how little I have accomplished in the past few weeks. There seems to be a slew of priorities everywhere, but none of it pertains to my personal development, creatively or otherwise. Maybe that’s why I was in such a foul mood last week. I didn’t really know what to do with myself. Still don’t.

Then there’s this other factor eating me up at night. Mikayla.

Since my mom has returned from China, I have relinquished my child over to grandma and everyone’s a content camper. However, there seems to be a shift in her behavior which has caused me to lose my temper more often than not. The more I pondered over the situation, the more I realized that both mum and schmucko are turning my kid into a lazy and bratty ingrate.

She’s recently forgotten all of her manners, won’t look anyone in the eye when being addressed to, and adamantly refuse to obey simple orders. On occasion, I would negotiate certain terms to get her to complete some of her tasks, but now, I can’t even reason with her at all.

I didn’t see it at first, but this behavior has been emerging since May…so basically her monstrous change came about during my trip to London/Myrtle Beach.

Great. Both daddy and grandma have been running popularity contests and spoiling her endlessly. Mikayla may have missed Mommy’s company and smooches, but she sure is having a party without mum. So, everything taught was thrown outta the door. Nice.

When this happens, I have no choice but to put all of her favorite things away and out of sight until the ugliness goes away. Then I slowly withdraw each item back out to reinforce positive behavior. It may sound simple, but dealing with an attitude can wear you out. Especially when you're prone to bad moods.