Sunday, January 21, 2007
Well, that one's behind us: an update
I went to Target yesterday and they had no Size 3 Nuk pacifiers. Oh no! Kellen's was really yucky so on the spur of the moment Josh and I told him if he threw the paci in the trash he could go pick out some new toy animals at the store. Shameless manipulative bribery. And it worked. He took about one second deciding, and then chunked that paci in the garbage like he had never cared about it in the first place. Well, we loaded up the family and headed to Target (again), where after much deliberation he picked out a kangaroo ("kang-roo has baby in the pocket!"), a moose (which he calls a horse), and a tiger (which he calls a lion, even though he knows it's a tiger; believe me, this kid knows his animals). Kellen had a tinge of buyer's remorse last night but otherwise it's been smooth sailing; no tears, no fussing, and no asking for the paci. Mission accomplished!
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7 comments:
It's not bribery. It's negotiation. And besides, even if it was bribery, it wasn't on your list of things you said you would never do.
That is awesome! Way to go Kellen (and Mom and Dad!)
Yea Kellen!!!! Our boys are growing up. I'm thinking that bribery may seriously come into play if Tripp continues to wait until naptime so he can poop in a pull-up instead of on the potty.
Yea for Kellen! That's wonderful! Animals are much for fun to play with than than the paci!
Hey, we all make choices in life, and it sounds like Kellen made a good one. Good job guys.
It always seems that when you are at your wits end with something and are doing away with it, that seems to be the same day that your toddler decides they are done too...at least that's how it has been with Elle.
Can I just say that I'm totally loving the meshing of my family with my in-laws that the blog links has created? Now the next time we are all together it will be as if no time has passed at all!
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