Lately I have been full of great ideas, according to Laura.
Practically anything I suggest has been met with, "Sure mom, that sounds like a good idea!" I'm smart enough to know I have a good thing going here, and that it's only a matter of time before my every suggestion will be met with the "you're so dumb" eye roll.
Tonight dad was trying to give Laura a suggestion of his own, and she was not quite as receptive. Her response? "No dad, that's not a very good plan."
Oh, Laura.
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Laura has clearly defined a pecking order of authority and voice of reason in this house. Of course, Mom is at the top. Sadly, I fear "plug" has passed me in the ranking.
My suggestion to Laura was that I would read her bedtime story on the floor in her old room (instead of in her big girl bed). She started walking out the door and turned and said in a polite, matter-of-fact voice, "No dad, that's not a very good plan." It's hard to describe in words why this is noteworthy. Just have to be here, I guess.
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Examples please. In particular what was Daddy's suggestion?
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Sorry, I was updating on our new iPad and didn't feel like typing that much without a real keyboard!
My "great ideas" are things like, "Let's clean up this game and then we can go play soccer," or "You can have cheez-its AND raisins for your snack." Mike was trying to get her to stay in her bedroom to read with him so he didn't have to get up off the floor. Laura didn't like this because the beloved plug was in her big girl room, so she wanted him to get up and come in there.
Whoops, sorry, guess I should have read Mike's addition before commenting; makes me look kinda dumb.
Sorry, Mike, that the plug rates higher than you! It's only a matter of time before you move up in the ranking (unless you get a dog... we have friends whose child ranked the dog above the dad!). And Christie is right - at some point moms become very 'unsmart', and kids will go to Dad hoping for a 'better' (more lenient) response.
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