When Milton retreated, Leila got up from her seat and walked over to Bess. Then…

“Elizabeth.”

She quietly and firmly spoke her daughter’s name. 

“Wahhh! Wahhhhhh!”

Bess started crying louder when her mother began to approach her. It was as if she was trying to let the world know that she was still sad. But Leila only repeated herself firmly.

“Elizabeth.”

“Wahhh!! Mom. Dad… dad…”

Elizabeth was to tell her mom about how unfair her dad had been. How could he tell her that she had to wash up first before getting a snack? For Elizabeth, this was more than enough reason for her dad to become a villain in her world. But Leila had no intentions of indulging her tantrum and continued to speak firmly. 

“Stop crying, love.”[1]

“Waa… a…”

Her dad was a pushover, but her mom was unyielding and tantrums never worked on her. Elizabeth was beginning to lose her will to continue in the face of her mother’s firm determination. There was no lecturing, no physical discipline, and no grandfather to spoil her[2]. But Queen Leila managed to correct her daughter’s bad habit by suppressing it with her overpowering dignity. She simply waited for her daughter to stop crying. Once Bess stopped crying, Leila called...