A contrary day!

I spent the whole day at work today feeling rather guilty, well I say whole day, I only actually worked until 2pm! I had an argument with my daughter this morning (she is 3) and I snapped at her and when I left her at the childminders she was still rather upset. However I am not sure how I was supposed to handle it! I have a 10 year old son and thought that I had witnessed and knew how to handle most things 3 year old related but it went something like this;

Me - Kirsten, would you put on your coat please?
Kirsten - No
Me - It is very cold outside (it was 1 degree this morning) and I think that you need a coat.
Kirsten - I don;t want my coat on
Me (desperate to get out of the door) - OK, fine then, don't wear it

I then proceeded to get her into the car and strap her in and cover her with a fleece blanket and start the ten minute drive, about 1 minute into it,

Kirsten - I want my coat on
Me - Its too late now and you can't put it on whilst you are in your seat
Kirsten - But I want it
Me - The answer is no Kirsten and please stop arguing with me
Kirsten - I am not arguing with you
Me - But you are Kirsten, it might be best if you just didn't talk for a minute
Kirsten - I am not talking
Me - But you are
Kirsten - No I am not
Me - Kirsten, button it!

And thats when she burst into tears!

So in order to make amends I picked her up and took her to the garden centre, on the way we both said sorry and then we ate chocolate cake! (My son was at a friends house for tea!)

We then had a very similar argument in the car on the way home from the garden centre and then she decided to be very lovely for the rest of the evening, including parading around in my boots!

What on earth am I going to do with her? ha ha ha! Why has no one written a parenting manual yet and then I would know what to do!