Cupcake! Broccoli!
Often when asking for something, the boys (Emmett is the worst offender) will just point and shout, "Juice!" or, "Cupcake!" or, "Banana!" After a million reminders of hoe to ask nicely, David and I started to shout back. Sometimes foods, sometimes just nouns. So now it sounds like this:
"Cookie!"
"Window!"
"Cookie!"
"Banana!"
...followed by some confusion and David or me saying, "I thought we were just shouting out things." They usually do make an actual request at that point, sometimes even using the word "please!" I know this parenting thing is a marathon not a sprint, but that doesn't make the repetitive reminders any less tedious - it's nice when we can make it a little fun!
"Cookie!"
"Window!"
"Cookie!"
"Banana!"
...followed by some confusion and David or me saying, "I thought we were just shouting out things." They usually do make an actual request at that point, sometimes even using the word "please!" I know this parenting thing is a marathon not a sprint, but that doesn't make the repetitive reminders any less tedious - it's nice when we can make it a little fun!
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