and a nickel drops into ellen's therapy jar

i've been known to tell ellen that if she's going to be cranky and cry-y then she's going to need to go to bed because she must be tired. today she was having a breakdown (she did not sleep well last night at all) and i said okay lets go take a nap. she immediately stopped crying (but was still sniffling) and said i'm happy. i'm happy. i don't want to take a nap. poor thing i'm teaching her to fake it already. sheesh.