The terrible twos!

Okay I am remembering that stage that made me question whether or not I was ever going to have anymore children after Matt. Yeah its called the terrible twos. Now as a seasoned mother I already know that three is worse than two but two is still pretty terrible! Thus the name..... I swear that whoever came up with the word No is on my hate list. But since my children are overachievers (stop laughing) Lily has added her own emphasis to no. It goes like this...

Me: "Lily can you please pick up your juice?"
Lily: "Ummm no."
Me: "Lily now! Pick up your juice before it spills!"
Lily: "NoO!
Me: "Lily now!"
Lily: "Ut uh" Shaking her head no.

Flash to a Lilo and Stitch moment where I go to my room and scream into my pillow. What is it about this age that make the word no appealing? It has to be some conspiracy to drive us crazy. I mean every child goes through it (and if yours didn't please feel free to not comment, aren't just good at lying to yourself). I have this theory that kid are fun up until two and then after that its kind of downhill until adulthood. I hope that I am wrong. I really do. I just have not seen proof of this yet.

Oh see I had to stop writing to have yet another argument with Lily!
Lily: "I want a drink"
Me: "You have one where is it?"
Lily: "I don't know"
Me: "Look for it."
Lily: "No"

See the teenage defiance! Who teaches them this?! I bet it's Dora. They only say that its teaching them Spanish...its code for how to defy your parents. I mean think about it. Her parents are never around and she is always doing things that a three year old shouldn't be doing alone....and don't even get me started on Swiper.... I hold him personally responsible for my 5 year old's sticky hands!

I am sounding paranoid again.... But I still think the kids are out to get me and no one will convince me otherwise!