“AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!  No Mommy, I don’t like that one!  I want to be a dinosaur!” screamed Petey.

“Honey, you didn’t like the dinosaur costumes,” Annie calmly replied.

This was getting to be too much for Annie.  Petey was usually a very calm and well-behaved 5 year-old.  His current temper tantrum was so uncharacteristic of him…and was really wearing her down.  They were at the local party shop looking for Halloween costumes.  Petey was being oddly specific: he wanted to be a purple dinosaur.

“Mommy, I want to be a purple dinosaur!” Petey yelled.  Annie was horrified.  The whole store probably thought she was a terrible mom. 

“Petey, now you need to be a good boy.  No more yelling.  We&rs...

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