Distribution According To My Three Year Old Daughter
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 11:17AM
Sydney and I were playing with barrettes for her hair and after I had received and placed one securely to what little hair I have left on my bangs I was informed:
Syd: "Ok Daddy, now I get three."
Me: "Ok."
Syd: "I get whatever I want, cause I'm a Princess!"
Me: "You're Daddy's Princess but you DO NOT get whatever you want."
Syd: "Yes I do, or I do not?"
Me: "No you do not."
Syd: "Yes, or No? Am I your best friend Daddy?"
Me: "Of course you are sweetheart. Forever and ever."
Syd: "So why can't I have everything Daddy?"
Me: "Sydney we all get the things we want and need over time if we work hard for them, do as we are told and help others get the things that they want and need too."
Syd: "That's SILLY! Let's watch Dora."
Me: "No."
Syd: "Ok, we'll talk about this later. I want some Goldfish."
Reader Comments (5)
Hahahahaha! She is growing up to be as smarty pants as her daddy. And you are surprised at this?
No Jim. She's far smarter than I am. No doubt about it. It's the matter-of-fact-ness about it that kills me.
She already sees the angles, and knows how to change the subject to take you off your soap box. You my friend are in deep doo doo. I am sure I will see you there very soon.
Neil, our children will bury us and I can tell you that our girls have been in the drivers seat since day one. Did you like the "are we best friends" comment? Working my built-in guilt mechanism. I'm doomed.
I LOVED THIS!!! Not just because I am a parent, but because my specialty is early childhood education and I am fascinated at the matter of factness and manipulation that kids like to play! I love the "I get whatever I want because I am a princess" comment! It is making me rethink constantly calling my daughter a princess now lol....I bet she had the eyes batting giving you the sweet face too :)