Me: Come on! Get dressed! Now!!!

Her: No.

Me: You don’t want to come with Mommy to Target? ( her favorite store)

Her: No.

Me: Okay…how about the park with Noelle?

Her: No.

Me: Gracen, I’m going to go without you. You will be here alone.

She feeds Butterscotch her horse and waters my plants.

Me: I have a lot to do today. Get! DRESSED!!!!!!

Her: No Mommy, I stay here.

Me: Seriously, I will leave you.

Her: Bye.

 

Needless to say, we will not be leaving the house today.   I have learned to choose my battles with her. It’s not always easy, sometimes I feel defeated…like I lost to a 2 year old. She’s not 2 in so many ways. She’s like 2 going on 22. Thank  God for new baby- I will pin them against each other! Play favorites! Soon I will say things like, Oh you don’t want to go? Well new baby does and s/he is my favorite now. I bet she gets dressed then!!! Okay so that’s the anger talking, but still. That’s not a bad plan right? Don’t make that face- it worked for Mommydearest.

**Wait!!!!!! I just got an apology from the naked woman running around my living room.

Her: I’m sorry Mama. I was just….I’m sorry.

I get a big hug.

 

Me: So, are you ready to get dressed? Ready to go?

Her: No. I stay here.

 

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