In a very "Yep that's my daughter anecdote", cleaned up a bit from a more fluid conversation: Wife: Daddy will buy you Popo-chan [a doll] because you saved up. Lillian: Stop talking about Popo-chan. Daddy will buy me Popo-chan's dress because I saved up. Wife: What.
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Lillian: Daddy already agreed to buy Popo-chan. Don't need to talk more about Popo-chan. Need to talk more about Popo-chan's dress.
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I seriously want to know where she learned that because not only was I not born with that hardware I don't think I would have been able to articulate "Don't spend time talking about things you've already agreed on unless it generates momentum for new things" even at age 30.
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Persistence is a key negotiation tactic.
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Life gets an handle on you now
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I learnt the best approach to having X happen with kids (and many humans) is to just 100% *know* it will happen. There’s no doubt in your mind. You’re calm. You’re not discussing it. You’re not pushing it. At most you’re reminding or informing them.
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Love this thread Patrick! How many kids are you planning on having? My wife is due in Aug with our 4th. They make life fun for sure :) cc
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