I think CamCam is messing with me. He has been so whiney lately, and every little thing is resulting in him having a meltdown. I’ve reached my “Whine Limit”, and so try to avoid his fits as much as possible.
If he asks for a particular food or drink, and you give him the wrong one, he has a complete fit. So I try really hard to decipher his toddler babble and what he wants.
But I think he’s purposefully trying to drive me nuts.
Today he wanted a drink. He came to me and said: “Ma, I milk.”
Me: “Ok, you want some milk.”
CamCam: “Yes” (wait 10 seconds) “A-ju, a-ju, Aaaaaaa-juuuuuu!”
A-Ju is his word for apple juice. So as I stood up I asked him, “You want apple juice?”
He said yes. We started to walk towards the fridge and he clapped and said: “YAY! Milk!”
Huh?
We get to the fridge and I asked him if he wanted apple juice or milk.
He said yes.
So I had a smart moment, opened the fridge, and told him to show me what he wanted. He pointed to the apple juice and said “A-Ju”. That seemed pretty clear to me. I pulled it out, which got another round of applause, set up the cup and started to pour.
I was mid-pour, the juice was actually in mid-air, it had officially left the jar but hadn’t yet touched the bottom of the cup, when I hear a little voice next to me exclaim:
”MILK!”
haha...sounds familiar!! Mine's about 7, and I swear still does this. I think it's about that time they realize the control they have over us!
ReplyDeleteHilarious! My stepdaughter is 10 and I've had moments like this. I THINK I know what she wants but I'm all wrong because I misinterpreted her mixed signals.
ReplyDeleteHa. Yep, that sounds about right. Every once in a while this stuff still sneaks in with Punky, though that is usually a 90% attitude issue.
ReplyDeleteI want X. You mean you want (Proper pronunciation or name of X)
Yes.
Ok.
Yay. X!
Ugh.
I still fight this battle with my 4 year old. I guess they want the ability to change their minds and think it's funny that they have a gofer to stand in the kitchen and be oh so confused. Good luck! In our house we say call the Wahmublance there is a whiner! Happy Saturday Sharefest!
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