Bennett: “No, Daddy, that’s not enough cereal!”
Me: “Well, eat that, and then I’ll give you more.”
Bennett: “No! I want more NOW!”
Me: “You need to eat that first.”
Bennett: “No! I’m not eating it! It’s not enough!”
Me: “That’s more than you usually eat. If you finish it, I’ll give you more, but I’m not putting more in the bowl until you eat what’s there.”
Bennett: “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!”
II. Getting Dressed
Sutton: “Daddy, I want to wear my blue dress today.”
Me: “You can wear it this afternoon, but this morning I thought we’d go to the Burger King with the play area. Does that sound like fun?”
Sutton: “Yay!”
Me: “Great, so let’s wear your Little Mermaid shirt.”
Sutton: “No! I want to wear my blue dress!”
Me: “You always have problems climbing in your dress, so just for the morning, let’s wear your Little Mermaid shirt and shorts. C’mon, that’s your favorite shirt.”
Sutton: “NO! I WANT TO WEAR MY BLUE DRESS!”
She grabs the Little Mermaid shirt out of my hand and runs away. A minute later, she comes back.
Sutton: “I THREW MY LITTLE MERMAID SHIRT IN THE TRASH!!!”
Me: “You did what? That’s it. You’re getting a time out!”
Sutton: “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!”
III. Lunch
Bennett: “Daddy, I want to go to the Burger King in Mount Kisco!”
Me: “No, that one’s half an hour away. I looked online, and there’s one in Port Chester fifteen minutes closer.”
Bennett: “NO! I WANT TO GO TO THE MOUNT KISCO BURGER KING!”
Me: “Don’t worry. It said this one had a play area, too. I wouldn’t take you to a Burger King without a play area.”
Bennett: “NO! I WANT TO GO TO THE MOUNT KISCO BURGER KING!”
Me: “Just because we’ve been there before, it doesn’t make it the best one. Maybe this new one is even better. It’s good to try new things.”
Bennett: “I WANT TO GO TO THE MT. KISCO BURGER KING!”
Me: “Too bad. We’re going to Port Chester.”
Fifteen minutes later…
Me: “Here we are, guys! Woohoo! Burger King!”
Bennett and Sutton: “YAY!!!!”
Sutton: “Daddy, I don’t see a play place. Daddy…?”
Me: “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!”
Half an hour later…