No...

what do all these things have in common? "bean, it is time to go inside now." (notice the level of darkness in the picture!) "bean, can we pick up these toys so that no one trips and gets hurt?" "honey, let's get dressed so you can go to the library." "alright, time to get ready for bed!"
if your answer was "they all result in bean saying 'no'!" then you win!!

she isn't a "bad" kid. she is very sweet most of the time. she isn't a big tantrum thrower and when she does start one we can usually talk her out of it rather quickly. BUT that being said, some days the constant flow of "nos" (and, even worse, the completely ignoring everything that comes out of mommy's mouth) can really get on one's nerves!!

BUT then, things happen and you forget how completely annoying your child has been all day.
we took bean out for dinner with some friends. like usual as soon as the waiter came to the table bean told him what she wanted. that was all it took, the man was completely smitten with her! ;) he sat and talked to her. he specifically asked her how her meal was. then, he listened while she explained that she liked the oranges, apples and grapes in her fruit cup but she didn't like pineapple. he brought her extra cherries for her ice cream and told her that if she put the cherry into her mouth and pulled the stem it would come right off- it worked just like he said and she looked at him like he was a genius! bean had a fabulous time and so did all of us adults. it was a perfect ending to the day!
the greatest thing about it is that as a child i never, ever would have spoken to the waiter at a restaurant! i was horribly shy, and still am to some extent. i'm so happy that my little girl is completely comfortable with herself when we go out in public. i hope she always stays that way. :)