Sunday night Yaya came down with the barfies. Monday she laid around all day, so by Tuesday she was getting super antsy. Yaya really wanted to go play with a friend, but she could definitely see some advantages to being sick, such as eating in the living room, a usual "no-no". Now, Yaya is nobody's fool. She was trying to get the best of both worlds, which ended up in this interchange.
Me-"Yaya, can you bring your plate to the sink please?"
Y-"I'm too sick."
Me-"Ok, then lie back down on the couch."
Y-"I feel better."
Me-"It's one way or the other. Take your plate to the sink or lay down."
(She laid down. I cleared her plate. Two minutes later...)
Y-"Can I play at Ellie's house?"
Me-"You're too sick."
Y-"No I'm not."
Me-"You just told me you were. If you're too sick to pick up a plate, you're too sick to play at a friend's house."
(Yaya disappeared for a few minutes and reappeared with a picture she just drew)
Y-"Do you like this picture?"
Me-"Yes."
Y-"Do you want this picture?"
Me-"Sure"
Y-"Then you have to say that I'm not sick anymore."
I'm sorry. Did we just meet? That was pretty crafty for a four year old, but I'm not an idiot either!
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What a clever little trickster! Claire thinks I'm an idiot too. I'll say something like, "Go get your glasses on." and she'll say, "They ARE on." As if I am not looking right at her!
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