Thank you for your responses. I think you are both right that she is not getting enough attention right now. I think that is part of the biggest problem in opening your own daycare. You are spread so thin between all the kids it is a real challenge. I have always been super close with both my girls and I was that parent that ached every day when my daughter went to daycare (for 8 mos in between babies) because she was away from me and appreciated every moment together. Sometimes I think I spend too much time with them that it has become more about quantity then quality time. I even find myself keeping our story time shorter as I am so beat at the end of the day. It makes me so sad to think I am not balancing things well.

Re: the emulating me bit. I don't think this is true as she uses words/language I don't really use. She has been making statements like "mom you're cheating" or "mom you're not fair" but doesn't really understand what cheating or fair means, just that she has heard them before in books etc and connects them to words used when feeling angry. I agree though that she may be trying to say she needs more time with me.