This is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time ! My daughter is 7 now and so many times I feel like I’m a bad mother for being annoyed with her. She does tell nonsense stories over and over, and try my patience more than I could ever imagine. She’ll call me name 1 million times to look at something stupid and I want to shout that I really don’t care !! I do love her to death though and I could never live without her. She has tons of good fun qualities too. Thank you for writing this article to let me know I’m not alone in the way I feel !