This morning, while Steve was in the shower:
Me: What do you want for breakfast, Bug? How about some peanut butter toast?
Brigid: No, I already had cereal.
Me: When? Today?
B: No.
Me: Ok, then. How about an egg?
B: No. I want some of that. (As she points to a bag of candy on the kitchen table...)
Me: You want some Smarties?
B: Yes.
Me: But you can't have Smarties for breakfast.
B: Why?
Me: Because you can't have candy for breakfast.
B: Why?
Me: Because those are the rules of candy.
B: I want Smarties!
Me: No.
B: (collapsing in a sobbing mess on the couch) I WANT MY DADDY!!!
Me: Daddy will tell you no, too, kiddo.
B: NO HE WON'T!!
Ten minutes later:
Steve: How about some breakfast?
Brigid: I want Smarties.
Steve: You can't have candy for breakfast. How about an egg?
Brigid: OK!
Me: (bangs my head on the wall in protest against the ridiculousness of the toddler mind...)
My favorite part is when she said that she had already had cereal.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling it's only going to get worse as our daughters get older...
ReplyDeleteRy does the SAME thing. Relents for Bill when she's giving me a hard time, but she also does it in reverse. She just plays us NON STOP. :)
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