So she was "best behaved" and "difficult"?
You caught that too, huh?
It's a proven fact that 9 out of 10 parents think their kid is the best behaved. Well...maybe I made that up, but I can 'cuz my kids are so well behaved.
Yes. She was strong-willed, but I kept after her. She was polite to other people; she saved her ire for me when we got home. By contrast, I had to often keep her from the other neighborhood kids who were allowed to run wild. I once caught one boy trying to break her wrist while playing. His mom used to listen to the police scanner and tell her boys when they were coming.