Lately, Braska has been showing signs of some changes. Not only is she growing physically—which she IS doing, though SO slowly—but she is really exhibiting changes in her personality. Some are fun, and some are quite frustrating. She’s 3. Someone must have told her that 3-year-olds are famous for being difficult. Now, in fairness, and because I know there are some who will defend Miss B, she is nowhere near a “difficult child.” But she has found her independent streak a little bit, and she has decided that she knows best in many cases. These are good things, great milestones, really. But it sure has made life more interesting and challenging around the house. One nice thing is that when she disagrees with an instruction or does not want to cooperate in some way, she says, “No-fank-you” very quickly, like one word, but at least it’s polite. It’s a hit with people who offer her a bite of food or something like that, generally peopl...