Wendy: rubbing her fists up and down in opposite directions on on her chest, “Baaah”
Mama: “You want a bath?”
Wendy: more fist rubbing with an excited expression, “Baaah! Bee-Bee, baaah!”
Mama: “Wendy wants a bath? No, we are not going to have a bath tonight. We can wash your hands?”
Wendy: crying, Baaah!! Baaah, Bee-bee baaah!!!!!
Mamma: “No, Wendy, you already had a bath today. But we can wash your hands!”
Wendy: more fussing, throwing back head against chair, “Baaah, baaah! Baaah!!!” (pause) Looking up at me, measuring my face, now in a high pitched voice, hitting palms against her chest, “Pee?”
Mama: “Please? Bath, please? Sorry honey, no bath tonight.” trying to change the subject “Are you all done? Do you want to get down?”
Wendy: cheerfully flapping hands, then pointing down, “Ahh-daa, ahh-daa!”
Mama: pretending to be enthusiastic, hoping she is distracted, “Ok then, let’s get you down and go wash your hands!”
Wendy: rubbing her fists up and down in opposite directions on on her chest, “Baaah!”
Mama: […]
3 comments:
Parenting rule: Never get in an argument with someone who's got nothing better to do that to hold their ground. Maybe that's only get in an argument with your child when you are that person. Moira makes us be very choice with the arguments we pick with her. It is, quite simply, not worth it.
Thanks Christine! I'm going to need all the advice I can get from my friends with strong-willed children (heck, even regular-willed children)! Charlie has given us absolutely no practice in this, whatsoever. I'm still waiting for his first full-blown tantrum.
No problem Keren. We're with you. Moira has been asking for a popsicle since the moment she awoke this morning. When I left the house it was going on for 2 hours.
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