Kenzie Remorse

Kenzie has the sweetest spirit about her last night she didn't want to go to bed so I had her read a book to me that she just started instead. But she was having a hard time concentrating on it because Braxton didn't want to read and she thought it was unfair so they started bugging each other and switching off who was going to read. My plan didn't work to get them to settle down. I have been praying for patience with them at bed time cause it usually ends up in a battle and I get frustrated and yell and occasionally spank if it gets to bad which I really hate doing and is my very last resort if nothing else works.
Braxton went to bed just fine we said our prayers and I stayed in the room while Kenzie was in my room screaming for me, but I knew if I went in there I would get mad so I just let her yell until she came in her room. She was still crying and refusing to go to bed so I carried her to her bed and asked if she wanted to say her prayer, I told her that we already said ours but she could say hers and she started crying even more because we said ours with out her. I told her that she could have joined us but she was throwing a temper tantrum, she asked if I would say another prayer and of course I did then she said hers. Once she was done saying her prayers she busted out crying uncontrollably, I asked her what was wrong and she said she was mean and sorry for being mean I told her she wasn't mean just tired and she kept telling me she was mean, I had to keep reassuring her that she wasn't mean and she doesn't need to apologize she just needed to go to bed so she could get rest and have a good day the following morning.
I think it is so sweet that she understands people's feelings and is aware when she isn't making the right choices whether she is tired or not. It does make me feel bad when she is sorry for what she does even when she isn't being bad. But it is nice to know that she knows right from wrong.