Now that Wee 4 has matured enough to recline in a high chair during snack time I have two hands free again to teach Wee 3 the advantages of eating like a biped. Maddie is fairly ambivalent to all forms of persuasion when it comes to table etiquette. She seems little bothered by the fact that most of her food ends up on her chair or the floor and is resolute in her determination that eating utensils are for the less adventurous.
Yesterday, I attempted to get her to eat yogurt with a spoon instead of licking it out of the cup like a hopped up chihuahua, and Maddie said "Oh, mommy you are so silly. No need spoon for yogurt I am doing just fine."
While demonstrating that much more of the yogurt made it into my mouth when I used my spoon, I replied "Maddie, you are the one being the silly goose - look at all the yogurt on your chair. Mommy's yogurt is in mommy's tummy."
Taking in the scene like someone circling the 10 differences between two almost identical pictures, Maddie pointed to herself and said "I no silly goose, I perfect! My chair no perfect, very naughty chair."
At least I can say the child is blessed to have confidence in good measure!
A wee bit messy,
CarrieAnne
Oh my! Poor Mommy. :)
ReplyDeleteI like her logic! They have plenty of time to eat yogurt with a spoon :)
ReplyDeleteEvery time I read one of your posts I laugh! What a great writer you are. I can completely relate to hearing the funny things coming from the wees; I am daily surprised by the things my little one says.
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