Our Little Con Artist

I'm coming off of four days of parenting that have me at my wits' end. Evy cannot seem to eat meals on her own, use the bathroom on her own, retrieve toys on her own and a multitude of other things that she cannot (will not) do on her own. I had an appointment tonight with Evy's teacher for a regular parent-teacher conference and literally left the house without saying goodbye to Scott or the girls because I was so "over" the poor behavior. You can imagine my surprise in hearing the teacher say "I see nothing in Evy that concerns me on any level. She is a very intelligent little lady and is one of the most independent children in the room. She uses the bathroom on her own, puts her shoes on herself, can be paired with any child in the room because she gets along with everyone, she feeds herself at lunch with no problem, and does not sass back to teachers." I nearly fell off my chair when she used the word independent to describe Evy. It makes me very happy to hear that Evy behaves well for her teachers. It has affirmed the fact that she can do things by herself but chooses not to do them at home. Little con artist.