Living with a mad Queen

We must be experiencing what is described as the 'Terrible Two's'.   This is the stage where the child demands their way, and you either comply or feel the wrath.

Sometimes the demands are inspiring (even if a bit annoying) -- like when she tells me 'no, no, no' and pulls me away from the computer.  Some times the demands are untenable, when she wants a pair of scissors or something that would be dangerous    Other times, the demands are acceptable but fruitless, so you find yourself preparing food items from which she eats a single bite.   Some things are bizarrely inspiring, and you find yourself dragged across the house to see the cat.  

All in all, it's like living with a mad tyrant.   Someone who's desires are somewhat random and really have no bounds (in reality or reasonable expectation of personal safety).   The goal for us is to turn the tyrant into a person -- denying the wrong things and granting the right ones.

Truthfully though, this isn't much different than the past, since they don't reason any better prior to this.   The real difference now is that redirection is less effective.   You can't wave a shiny thing and distract them because they see right through it, and a failed attempt at redirection can make things worse.