Conversations With a 3-Year-Old

Most of ‘em go something like this:

Me: Are you finished going potty?

Julie: No!

Me: Okay, just let me know when you’re done so I can help you wipe.

Julie: I want to wipe.

Me: Go ahead, then.

Julie: Will you wipe me, please?

Me: (sigh) Okay, honey.

I then survive another agonizing two minutes while we battle over who wipes her ass, who gets to pull her pants up, then who flushes the “potty”.  All of these conversations follow the same format as the one above.

Then comes the hand-washing.

Me: Let’s wash your hands now.

Julie: (throwing herself on the floor) No!  I don’t want to wash my hands.

Me: Okay, don’t.

Julie: No Mommy!  I need to wash my hands.

Me: (smiling to myself… reverse psychology equals necessary tactic with a toddler)  Well, alright, then. Wash your hands.

(I proceed to help her get the soap.)

Julie: No!  I want to get the soap.

Me: (putting the soap back)

Julie: Mommy, can you help me get the soap?

And so on and so forth.  Who the hell came up with the “Terrible Twos“?  It’s more like, the “Terrible Toddlers“.

Ugh, how many years until college?

Current Mood:Mischievous emoticon Mischievous

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3 Responses to “Conversations With a 3-Year-Old”

  1. Jessica Says:
    April 19th, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    omg…is that a girl thing? i’m scared.

  2. Tamra Says:
    April 20th, 2009 at 9:20 am

    I think it just may be a “Julie thing”…

  3. Rosanne Says:
    April 20th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Just wait till you need to invoke the “teen translator.” I’ll explain when she gets older…