Crying Gets You Nowhere

What changed? What changed, I shout!! Two year and three month old Hailey has never, ever, ever had trouble taking a nap or going to bed. Not in her entire life, save for our trip to my in-laws, when she refused to sleep in a small dark room because she could hear everything we were doing in the next room. But that's not my point. There's nothing new about our house. She's been sleeping in her room since the day she got home from the hospital.

Now, suddenly, she's afriad of the wind and wants me to hold her. Only today it's not windy. It's fine outside. And she's so overtired it's not even funny! I'm trying to get "stuff" done, so if she's somehow in tune with that and is trying to sobtage my plans, she's succeding!

So, we continue with the cry-it-out plan. I go in every 10 minutes, 20, etc. to give her a quick comfort, then I leave. And she's back at it. Crying, sobbing, talking (or should I say shouting). I've been doing this for 8 years, people! Can we be done already? Can they just go to bed when it's the day is done or when it's nap time? And while we're at it, not talk back, follow directions the first time, and eat while sitting in a chair? Don't even get me started on potty training. So not interested. Oh, she is, but I'm not!