Dreamer,

I often find that my daughter is impatient and intolerant with me. It has ever been thus, although she has mellowed as she gets older. However, there are still time when I'm convinced she thinks I'm the stupidest person on earth. Mostly, I try to ignore her when she's in one of her moods --- which is easy to do since she lives in another state.

I've never seemed to have these issues with my son, and he's every bit as strong-willed as his sister. Go figure.

Jackie