Credibility. in Whey and Sonic Screwdrivers.
- Nov. 24, 2018, 6:05 a.m.
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Noon: Feed the child half a can of chicken noodle soup. Says she is full.
2 PM: Says she is hungry. Tell her to wait until dinner.
4 PM: Says she is hungry. Tell her to wait until dinner.
7 PM: Has a single slice of pizza, and says she is full.
Kid’s really not catching on why I tend not to believe her when she says things. I was right: She was eating out of boredom because she didn’t want to clean her room. Really, the actual time spent cleaning was roughly 20-30 minutes. Instead, it took 11 hours.
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PepperGrape ⋅ November 24, 2018
Stubborn girls are the world’s powerhouses. I know. I have one. Let me tell you a childhood story of lil 4-year old G. She had a 5 gallon bucket of baby dolls and asked to take them to the sandbox. I said sure. 5 seconds of sandbox time later, she’s back ready to move on to the next thing. I say absolutely. Once you pick up your baby dolls. She refuses. I send her to her room until she can pick them up. 11 hours later, I’m making pizza for dinner. Little G appears for the first time asking for some. I say sure, once you pick up you baby dolls. She complies. It takes 30 seconds. forehead smack
I couldn’t even name off the beneficial ways her stubbornness has served her as an adult. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t super hard to parent her though because boy howdy. Hang in there pops!
Timmy™ PepperGrape ⋅ November 24, 2018
I once made her go to bed without dinner because I told her to finish putting her laundry away before dinner. Bedtime came, so that takes priority. Hunger is a powerful emotion - she still remembers I'll follow through on threats like that.
Haven't had to since, but well.