Terrible Two Tantrum

Well I never thought this would happen to me but I write this with embarrassment, regret, and a little bit of laughter. You know when you walk through the mall and you see those screaming kids throwing themselves on the floor because their parents took them off the merry-go-round? You think to yourself my kid would never do that. Well it happened! James and I took Olivia to the mall last night to get James's phone fixed so I ventured to the ever so popular 3 seater "choo choo" ride(as Olivia calls it) to try and keep her occupied while daddy got his phone fixed. After digging for quarters and realizing I only had 3 instead of 4 I prayed that Olivia just wanted to sit on it and pretend. It was ok so far and then it happened- Daddy was walking towards us and it was time to get off. Well- you would have thought it was the end of the world. She screamed and threw herself on the floor and cried so hard she couldn't catch her breath. Now I am beginning to sweat and think to myself -we can do this. It's all about good parenting- I keep telling myself!!! I pick her up (still kicking and screaming) to the point I have to put her under my arm like a football. We proceed to leave the mall while everyone in the world(it felt like) is staring at us either with humor or concern. We get to the car and now James and I are laughing(better than crying) and just realizing that Olivia won't even be 2 until March and we just got a taste of what the upcoming year is going to bring us.
Needless to say Olivia didn't talk to us the whole way home. Only gave us dirty looks and as we pulled into the driveway she said"I want Mimi!" Mimi being her grandmother. That says it all. Her parents were just not giving her what she wanted and she knew or thought her mimi would.
Sorry Olivia! You are stuck with us!