I’m finding it hard to throw all rules and regulations of child-rearing out the window just because we are on vacation.Â
On sugar:
- For instance, I would strongly advise against giving junior an ENTIRE box of concentrated apple juice in one sitting. And you wonder why he’s bouncing off the walls at dinner.
- And if, by chance, he’s already HAD the apple juice, you are not allowed to then permit him to eat sugar cubes and offer him ice cream for dessert when at such dinner.
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On conversation:Â
- It’s not cute to teach a two-year-old how to say “shut your trap” just because you don’t like the DJ on the local radio station.
- It’s even less cute to talk about “how annoying your mommy’s being.”
On separation:
- When preparing to drop off junior at ski school, I would advise against the strategy of putting the words “new toy” and “when you’re done” in the same sentence.
- It doesn’t make it any easier to scream and groan and talk in melodramatic tones about how you’re NOT GOING TO LET JUNIOR CRY AT ALL EVER NEVER EVER.
On giving mommy-time:
- Offering to watch junior while mommy goes on the eliptical machine is much appreciated.
- So was changing that nasty #2 yesterday. Thanks for that.
