Shannon called me at work around 3:40; Julia was just then starting her afternoon snack, a lollipop from her Halloween haul. When I got home at 4:15, Julia was just finishing it - or maybe she was getting next year's costume makeup ready. Hard to tell.
And but so, I soon took the girls outside for a little outing, during which Julia rode her lap around the block but was also as belligerent as she's ever been. I dunno the flavor of that lollipop (does anyone call them "suckers" anymore?), but I'm going to guess Rude Grape or Disagreeaberry. Maybe Sour Apple.
The bad attitude continued right on through bedtime, although honestly I found it more amusing than annoying. Certainly, I laughed my head off when, during bathtime, she responded to some innocuous request by scowling and saying, "Noooooo, Daddy. I won't do that. Why do you always say that, Daddy? Why do you? No! [pause] Daddy, what did you say that I didn't like?"