Isaac grabbed an apple out of the drawer while I was making dinner. It was HUGE and I didn't want it wasted, so I took it to cut it in half. Abby decided she wanted an apple, too. In spite of the many times I said, "No, Abby, you can't have an apple," and tried to explain to her that I was cutting Isaac's for her to share, she kept cutting me off in protest because she wanted an apple. I finally just said, "No, Abby - okay? You can't get another apple, so close the refrigerator door!" She slammed it shut and then pouted and gave me that look to kill all other looks and stormed off with, "Mom - that's not very nice!"
Well - I guess she's hearing one thing that I keep trying to teach her! :-0
7 years ago
1 comment:
It seems we're always thrown into those "Wait, just rewind things about five minutes and we'll be able to avoid the whole thing" situations. I'm constantly doing something I think the kids will understand only to realize a whole series of tantrums could have been avoided if I had explained things first and made them part of the decision. When I'm on the ball and remember to do it, things go so smoothly. Unfortunately, that "ball" is a blue moon...it only comes around once every few months it seems.
Post a Comment