Among being extremely sweet, always polite and very patient, Anders is also very opinionated. His little 3 year old mind is most often made up. And changing it has proven to be impossible. The only solutions I've found so far are to (1) give in. (2) distract him. this is only a temporary fix or (3) let go and let the tantrum begin. That being said, here are a couple of conversations with my little dude:
I realize that kids change their mind. Quite frequently. When it comes to Halloween costumes this trait seems to apply by the minute. After hearing all month that Anders wanted to be batman I found out last week that this would not suffice anymore.
Me: Anders, are you excited to be batman for Halloween?
Anders: No, mom. I don't want to be batman. I want to be a bat.
Me: A bat? You mean bat-man?
Anders: Nope. A bat.
Me: Just a plain bat.
Anders: NO, mom. A bat! Not a plain one.
Me: A bat? That's it.
Anders: Yep. A bat....with a mask.
Grammy was tending Ady & Anders around lunchtime a little bit ago. Being the generous Grammy that she is, she asked Anders if he would like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or a peanut butter and honey sandwich. Anders replied in his typical fashion, "Hmmmmmm. I think I would like....a.....a.....a ham sandwich." And what did he get? That's right. A ham sandwich.
I was noticing that our backyard neighbors were building a new deck.
Me: Look guys, our neighbors are building a deck.
Anders: What? Where? Where's the duck?
Me: No. Deck, Anders. Deck.
Anders: Where? Where, mom? Where's the duck?
Me: There's no duck Anders. I said deck.
Anders: No you didn't. You said duck. And I can't see it.
4 comments:
is he still thinking of the duck with mad cow???
Goodness gracious... I do fear for you. Are Easton and Anders related??? All I can say is good luck. I am still trying to figure out how to parent this one. How can they come out soooo different? If you ever figure it out, please let me know.
OH how funny Jordan is still the same way 12 yrs later! He tells me that he wants to be one thing and then once I buy it he tells me on Halloween day "I don't want to wear that I have changed my mind."
Thank goodness I am not alone. I have a 3 year old as well. He does the same things like the sandwich and deck...lol. Cute but frustrating.
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