Does anyone know how long the phases actually last or how often the "I'm a bear" phase lasts? I suspect people are getting worked up over something pretty minor. Also, isn't the whole point of this phase supposed to be that the kid wants to wear some ridiculous, annoying costume? If the kid wanted to dress in the "omg, it's the most adorable outfit ever!" costume, then there wouldn't be much of a parenting dilemma there, lol. I'm sure there will be mods some other costume in one of the other packs to be substituted....plus, it's not like they stopped developing the game, with the functionality put together now, it's not like they can't add some other costume phases at some point down the road.