Conversation in my house this morning:
Avery: "Can I watch a Dora? Can I watch a Dora? Can I watch a Dora?"
Me (patiently): "Avery, television is a treat. It is something you can watch once in a while, but not every day. It's like a cookie...a cookie is a treat that you can have once in a while, but you can't have one every day. Think of it like that."
Avery (after pausing, to apparently process my brilliant analogy): "Can I have a cookie?"
5 comments:
You are a much better mother than I. As I'm typing this, my son is watching television and eating a cookie...
Ri: Let's not forget that you are tasked with keeping that kid entertained ALL DAY, whereas I am only responsible for a few hours. Trust me...there would definitely be TV and cookies if it was an all day/every day thing...
Just remember, there's no entertainment like manual labor.
I look forward to having kids. Having a 10-year-old means never having to mow the lawn again.
Dilettard07 - No kidding. A wise person once told me to start 'em early by offering sweeping and emptying the dishwasher as rewards. You're not breaking child labor laws when they're not getting paid...that's what I always say.
Maybe you should tell Avery that tv is like ketchup. You can't expect to enjoy every day when you live in a strange land... or a strange home.
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