As a parent, I have to choose my battles with my toddler wisely, and that's saying a lot when I have a two year old who constantly wants to battle. Along the way, I've used some phrases I had believed to be great defensive and non-aggressive ways to deter Blazer. Now, he kindly uses them on me - I guess I start battles sometimes too...
Here are few:
"You need to be nice to me."
"You mad? You be happy!"
"You say sorry to me!"
"You no talk to me!"
"Not fair."
"I can't, I too small." (He apparently is too small every time we ask him to do a chore he dislikes. Currently, he's too small to use the toilet.)
I think one of my favorites is from a situation when we were telling Blazer we were going to play outside. We lived in Tillamook and the sun didn't come out often, so when it did we took advantage. We told him, "It's sunny! We can go out and play!" Outside is always fun with Blazer, and he really loves to play. He associates sunshine with playtime now, inside or out. So, his response when he needs a nap during the daytime is...
"But Mom, it's Sunny! Look! It's sunny! I don't sleep. It's sunny!" - In Tillamook, I would have cut the kid some slack when the sun came out. But, in Springfield during the summer...he'd never get a nap. He's clever though...touche Blaze.
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