You think you're starting to get a handle on life, the universe, and everything, and then you have children, and get to experience getting outnegotiated by a three year old or being unable despite one's best efforts to get bedtime to happen.
-
Show this thread
-
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.
1 reply 4 retweets 26 likesShow this thread -
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.
1 reply 3 retweets 46 likesShow this thread -
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.
4 replies 9 retweets 168 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @patio11
You have her saving up for purchases? That's pretty brilliant.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
I don’t think she can actually make the math connection yet but we’re trying to impress “Do less of what you want today, Mr. Piggy gets to eat extra coins, do more of what you want later.” She’s been on the Popo-chan quest for > 10% of her life!
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.