Reading Between the Lines
We're in big trouble, folks.
In a recent phone conversation with Karina, she started spelling things. Like, "I made c-o-o-k-i-e-s yesterday" and "We're having w-a-f-f-l-e-s for lunch". So, I knew Reiley wasn't taking a nap. (Well, the other clue that he wasn't sleeping was that I could hear "Papi, Papi!" in the background. Why does he always think it's Papi? Anyway...)
It's what happened next that gave me a jolt. She said, "Reiley keeps trying to o-p-e-n the p-r-e-s-e-n-t-s that are u-n-d-e-r the t-r-e-e." Next thing we knew, he got a distinct gleam in his eye and headed for the packages under the Christmas tree...
I don't remember, what is the next tactic in the parental arsenal?
In a recent phone conversation with Karina, she started spelling things. Like, "I made c-o-o-k-i-e-s yesterday" and "We're having w-a-f-f-l-e-s for lunch". So, I knew Reiley wasn't taking a nap. (Well, the other clue that he wasn't sleeping was that I could hear "Papi, Papi!" in the background. Why does he always think it's Papi? Anyway...)
It's what happened next that gave me a jolt. She said, "Reiley keeps trying to o-p-e-n the p-r-e-s-e-n-t-s that are u-n-d-e-r the t-r-e-e." Next thing we knew, he got a distinct gleam in his eye and headed for the packages under the Christmas tree...
I don't remember, what is the next tactic in the parental arsenal?
posted by Seeker @ 10:35 AM
5 Comments:
At 12/20/2005 4:55 PM,
Suzy-Q said…
Sign language! Uncle Joe and I took a class before we had kids. :)
Lip reading
Secret signs eg: hand gestures, eye signs, winks, nods etc
Redirection of attention
Foreign language, such as Pig Latin.
Try those.... :o)
At 12/20/2005 8:28 PM,
Jamie Dawn said…
There are no tactics that really work. The kids rule and that's that.
At 12/20/2005 8:45 PM,
Seeker said…
Aunt Josefina gives me hope, and Jamie Dawn drops the hammer!
I'll pass the tactics along to my daughter. Maybe we can stave off the enevitable for a while....
At 12/21/2005 1:39 AM,
Cheryl said…
No more tactics. It's all over--Jamie Dawn is right.
At 12/23/2005 3:43 AM,
Dak-Ind said…
the only real weird mom tactic i remember my mother using (and thus i use it too) is the scary middle name. i can holler dakota's name 50 millin times and get no response, but if i say "Dakota James" even quietly, he stops like a deer in the headlights.
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