(She probably misunderstood and thought you were telling her she had to share a toy she was given.)

Oh no, it was deliberate. I talked to her earlier in the day about handling the toy improperly and that she might break it by squeezing it so hard. But later in the day when it was pick up time, it literally was an on the way out snatch that same toy within seconds, bite down on it, and break it. I saw her trying to and successfully break the toy. My mistake was that this time I allowed her to follow me out of the room instead of taking her by the hand. It was so fast. I mean she wasn’t even playing with it when I found her hiding. She just grabbed it on our way to the door. 😦 Why would she do this???

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