Viggy was concerned this week to hear our 5-year-old telling her 4-year-old sister, "Well, when you're 11, I'll be dead already."
"Why would she say that?" he asked me. I was baffled, too.
So I asked, "Honey, why would you say you'll be dead when she's eleven? You'll only be twelve."
"Oh, I meant when she's 200, I'll be dead," she explained.
Oh, OK. That would do it.
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One of my children threatened me today, "When I grow up, I'm going to buy my own Ipad - and then I'll never let you use it!"
Poor thing - I couldn't help laughing, and that just made everything so much worse. It's so harsh to be a kid and have your tantrums get no respect. Baby S has it worst in this regard - not only are Viggy and I sometimes helpless not to laugh when she throws a fit, but her sisters sometimes start giggling, too.
(for the record, I barely use the ipad - why should I, when I have successfully taken sole control of the family computer - but I am the mean parent who is constantly saying "no, you're not watching Barbies today, either.")
"Why would she say that?" he asked me. I was baffled, too.
So I asked, "Honey, why would you say you'll be dead when she's eleven? You'll only be twelve."
"Oh, I meant when she's 200, I'll be dead," she explained.
Oh, OK. That would do it.
***
One of my children threatened me today, "When I grow up, I'm going to buy my own Ipad - and then I'll never let you use it!"
Poor thing - I couldn't help laughing, and that just made everything so much worse. It's so harsh to be a kid and have your tantrums get no respect. Baby S has it worst in this regard - not only are Viggy and I sometimes helpless not to laugh when she throws a fit, but her sisters sometimes start giggling, too.
(for the record, I barely use the ipad - why should I, when I have successfully taken sole control of the family computer - but I am the mean parent who is constantly saying "no, you're not watching Barbies today, either.")
