great parenting.

this morning i asked emme to brush her teeth (like i do every day) before school.  she refused, so i gave her the choice of brushing them for her.  she refused that as well and went so far as to stick her arm in her mouth so i couldn't get to it.  she has a dentist appointment this afternoon, so it was even more crucial than usual to practice oral hygiene (although i do make this a priority every morning).  the whole ordeal ended with me losing my temper and shouting and justin physically holding her arms down and shoving the toothbrush in her mouth.  i HATE that.  i hate sending her off to school on a bad note; hate heading to work feeling like an utter failure of a parent.  i try (daily) to pick my battles, and some days it feels like there are no battles i can win.