Bedtime
I myself would not enjoy mixing the strawberry and mint toothpaste, but I pick my battles. If strawberry and mint toothpaste gets him to brush his teeth, that's fine.
The battles come to me anyway, because after that I have to put the littler little in pajamas and diaper. You wouldn't think it would be that much work for a full-grown weightlifter-type person to dress a very little boy.
The bigger little just told me that if I don't keep rubbing his back, he might have to be very loud and wake up his baby brother. I don't actually mind rubbing his back, but I do resent being extorted by a three year old. He got four long stories. He can fall asleep on his own.
The battles come to me anyway, because after that I have to put the littler little in pajamas and diaper. You wouldn't think it would be that much work for a full-grown weightlifter-type person to dress a very little boy.
The bigger little just told me that if I don't keep rubbing his back, he might have to be very loud and wake up his baby brother. I don't actually mind rubbing his back, but I do resent being extorted by a three year old. He got four long stories. He can fall asleep on his own.
posted by Megan at 9:40 PM
7 Comments:
it's surprising how formidable an opponent a small child is... even more fun when they tag-team you...
I always sang to mine as the last thing, they feel the minute you stop rubbing the back, but they drift on singing -
changing diapers and putting on pajamas is a damn-near olympic sport.
distraction is key.
Take him to your mediation class and see if they can deal with him.
Or get a llama.
Awwww.
In my parenting handbook, extortion is a punishable offense. But making fart noises with your mouth, OK.
AH AHAHHHAAH HAH HAHA HA HA... HOOO HOOO!!! HAA HAW!... you just wrote "He can fall asleep on his own".. that's a good one!! I usually just lurk here, but as mother of these little boys this time i had to break my silence. "He can fall asleep on his own", oh, that's funny. hee. guess you won't write that again, eh?
love you meggie.
We may have superior strength, but they have the advantage in flexibility, energy, and being small targets.
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