Flip-Flop Scarlett

Not to perpetuate the stereotype that women "change their minds like they change their clothes" but my daughter has definitely displayed her moodiness or penchant for changing her mind 360 degrees all within a few minutes. Having seen her personality emerge/develop in the past year, I think she's definitely pretty strong willed and knows what she wants. But it's always been funny to observe her irrational flip-flopping. For instance, after taking her bath, both of us will be trying to get her ready for bed by drying her hair, putting on her diapers, and dressing her. On numerous occasions, she will all of a sudden decide vehemently that "ba-ba do" the pajamas-dressing. It's usually a borderline meltdown-type cry of "ba-ba do, ba-ba, do, ba-ba do" while kicking her legs violently, to the point that I won't even have the chance of trying to put her diaper on. So I have no other option but to step back and maybe leave the room and do something else. It is that moment when I disappear that she immediately starts crying and calling "ma-ma, ma-ma..." What the @#$%, go figure! I hope she gets this out of the system soon so that she doesn't give women a bad name.