Tjabe has recently taken to telling us "No, Mom (or Dad)" when we tell him we're going to do something, probably because I feel like we are telling him no constantly. He has to apologize to us for being disrespectful. This is the precursor to the conversation I had with him this morning:
T: I'll play Clifford on the computer now, okay?
Me: No, we're not going to play on the computer now.
T: Mo-om (in that teenage, eye-rolling or reprimanding sort of tone), you need to 'pologize to me. You said no.
Me: Actually honey, Mommy and Daddy are in charge of you, so we can tell you no when it is best for you. You can't tell Mommy and Daddy no, though.
T: But Mo-om, you need to 'pologize to me! You said no. Cause I want to play on the 'puter but you told me no. So you need to 'pologize.
Well, I didn't apologize, and he got over it. For now. I'm sure the issue will come up again.
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We have similar conversations at our house. How confusing it must be fore the kids! My favorite is when Ellie tells Leif "No, Ma'am, Daddy!" because we tell her "no ma'am" a lot! She also told me that Leif needed to go to timeout because he threw a fit (when he was in his office working from home and was frustrated with how something was (or wasn't) working.) It was pretty funny.
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