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One evening before dinner, my then-27-month old daughter Jolie was sitting on the floor playing with some of her toys. Instead of busying myself with dinner preparations like I normally do, I decided to get down on her level and engage her -- like a good mother.

Our faces were close and she leaned ever so slightly forward into me. I thought I might be the recipient of a hug and braced myself for the delicious goodness: a magical moment.

And then, she reached over and slapped me on the head. Hard. Out of nowhere. Where did this come from?

I looked at her, dumbfounded. "Why did you hit Mommy?"