There were a couple requests for my Tumblr URL so people could submit more prompts. I'm happy to give it out, but if it ends up getting abused, I will disable the anonymous ask feature. My URL is thequeenmermaid.
Prompt: Sofia is in her terrible twos. 3 co-parent system isn't working as well as it did when she was a little baby. Mark is helpless in dealing with the temper tantrums and such and constantly invades Arizona and Callie's space, all times of the day night during "his time" with the little one. Making matters worse, he invades their time with Sofia cause he wants to be with her when she's not acting out (meaning even more Mark time. They have to set more boundaries. Rated K+. 348 words.
"She's an angel when she's sleeping, isn't she?" Mark stands in the doorway of Sofia's bedroom, where Callie and Arizona have finally gotten her to sleep and are standing at the foot of her bed.
Callie shoots Mark a look that could freeze boiling water. "This isn't working."
Mark starts. "What?"
"Living room," Arizona warns, glancing at Sofia.
"This isn't working," Callie says again after Sofia's door is closed. "You're here. Allthe time."
"I just wanted to see her when she wasn't screaming and throwing things," Mark defends.
"So put her to sleep at your apartment," Arizona says.
"She won't sleep at my apartment."
"Because you bring her over here the second she starts crying," Arizona replies. "You don't even give her a chance to sleep at your apartment. She's your daughter, Mark. You can't just decide not to spend time with her because it's too hard."
"I don't know what to do!" Mark cries, frustrated. "No matter what I do, no matter what I say, she's crying or screaming or throwing things—"
Callie scoffs. "Do you think it's easy for us? She screams here, too."
Mark looks at the floor.
"She's your daughter," Arizona says again. "You can't just…give her back when she's not being good." She says 'being good' with air quotes. "Do you know how confusing that must be for her?"
"I just don't know what to do." Mark sounds defeated.
"Love her," Callie says, like it's the simplest answer in the world. "Care for her. Be her dad."
"But put your foot down," Arizona interjects. "She's two. She's testing us. She's figuring out what her boundaries are."
Callie smirks. "And we're telling you what yours are."
Arizona laughs. "It's hard and it drives us all crazy," she continues, "but this is how she's learning. So teach her. And remember to learn from her, too."
Mark takes a deep breath. "You make it sound so easy."
"It's not," Arizona promises. "But you'll figure it out."
"But for the love of God," Callie says, shaking her head, "figure it out in your own apartment."