Awww, Jodi, that is sweet.
i guess I was having one of those days this morning. Most of the time, it doesn't bother me, I just deal with it. As some of you have said, I distract her by giving her something to entertain her. But some days I am not at my most patient (they have a tendency to be the days following a challenging night with not all that much sleep - I wonder why)...
Those days I start to worry whether I am teaching her to be this way, whether I am raising a little Nero (tyrant).
I do usually let her carry the bag with the dirty nappy to the garbage and let her help put the washing in the machine (afterwards I have to pull out toys, magazines, etc before turning the machine on ) It just doesn't always work.
Hillsmum, yes, I have thought about it from that point of view. And her personality isn't really surprising. I myself am very headstrong and have been known to be feisty (ask DH ). So I guess sometimes we have a battle of the wills on our hands and I don't like coming of second best
But you are right, I am glad that DD is no push-over. Especially with her being a girl, I think it is a good character trait to have to know what you want and not be afraid to ask for it.
I jsut want to know how to handle situations like these. If she does get all worked up, do I pick her up, carry her around? Or should I let her wait until I finished what I'm doing? If I do pick her up, how do I show her that I'm not condoning this behaviour (along the lines of: I always love you, but sometimes i don't like what you do)

Hillsmum: I usually shower with DD. Most times she's happy walking circles around me and playing with a few special shower toys. Other times, I sit on the shower floor with her. But there are times when neither works. About your hand washing issue, why do't you try one of those antibacterial hand sanitisers? You know those gels where you don't need water? I used them all the time in the beginning as I didn't want to leave DD on the change table while washing my hands but also didn't want to pick her up with unwashed hands... I'm not so germophobic anymore

Thanks to everyone for making me realise that most kids are like that.

Sasa