One Of Those Days
Ever have one of those days where you are just fed up with trying to explain yourself to a toddler? I had one of those days. It was a constant barrage of "why," "Mommy, I need," "Mommy I want!" It had taken such a toll on me that when she demanded to go outside and play with chalk on the deck at 7pm last night in 22 degree weather I said "fine."
Sometimes they just need to learn things on her own.
She went out in her sock feet, I closed the glass door and tried to wipe the grin off my face. I looked at Garren and counted "5, 4, 3...." That was as far as I got. She opened the door and said "it's too cold." From there she burst into tears as the sheer betrayal.
While I would like to say this ended the tortuous night, I can't. Thank goodness bedtime was in an hour. And, there is one less thing she will throw a temper tantrum over not being able to do. Score one for mommy!
Sometimes they just need to learn things on her own.
She went out in her sock feet, I closed the glass door and tried to wipe the grin off my face. I looked at Garren and counted "5, 4, 3...." That was as far as I got. She opened the door and said "it's too cold." From there she burst into tears as the sheer betrayal.
While I would like to say this ended the tortuous night, I can't. Thank goodness bedtime was in an hour. And, there is one less thing she will throw a temper tantrum over not being able to do. Score one for mommy!
Okay..compared to here, you all had a heat wave at 7PM last night. This is hilarious. I would have had to laugh. This sounds like something I'd do, only I'd probably be even meaner and stand and laugh through the door for a couple minutes saying, "I told you so!" HA!
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