Emma honestly needs to work in national security. If she decided she wasn't going to tell you something, that's it. I don't care what you did to her. With Abbie, the old, "two more bites and you get a cupcake" thing always, eventually worked. Abbie caved. Never once, in the history of Emma has she given in to the cupcake pressure. And she WANTS a cupcake.
Like tonight, here's how a grilled cheese sandwich negotiation played out:
1. Emma, (our 2 year old), eats a tiny bite of each sandwich triangle, spitting most of it out.
2. Mommy breaks off a bite-sized piece and hands it to Emma. Emma eats an unseeable amount and hands it back.
3. Emma states that the sandwich is:
- Icky
- "PU"
- Stinky (showing her regard for my ability to understand what words mean)
- Wet
4. Emma feeds her sandwich to the dog
That's it. That's all there was! She even helped DECORATE the cupcakes. During the stand-off. Just standing there, starring at the glistening chocolate glaze. Did the child blink? Did she even consider a different course of action? NO!
And it's not even that she just has a great defense. The child has a killer offense. The conflict initiated because she skipped over to me like a little fairy, leaned against my knee, stuck her bum out, put her hand on her hip, batted her mile-long eyelashes and said, "cupcake?!"
All I can say is, "good luck, mortal enemy and/or future husband, good luck". :)
Like tonight, here's how a grilled cheese sandwich negotiation played out:
1. Emma, (our 2 year old), eats a tiny bite of each sandwich triangle, spitting most of it out.
2. Mommy breaks off a bite-sized piece and hands it to Emma. Emma eats an unseeable amount and hands it back.
3. Emma states that the sandwich is:
- Icky
- "PU"
- Stinky (showing her regard for my ability to understand what words mean)
- Wet
4. Emma feeds her sandwich to the dog
That's it. That's all there was! She even helped DECORATE the cupcakes. During the stand-off. Just standing there, starring at the glistening chocolate glaze. Did the child blink? Did she even consider a different course of action? NO!
And it's not even that she just has a great defense. The child has a killer offense. The conflict initiated because she skipped over to me like a little fairy, leaned against my knee, stuck her bum out, put her hand on her hip, batted her mile-long eyelashes and said, "cupcake?!"
All I can say is, "good luck, mortal enemy and/or future husband, good luck". :)
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