….between 7:19 AM and 7:32 AM, this morning, my 3 year old daughter said the lines, “I want” or “I need” EXACTLY 26 times! That is nearly 2 every minute…one every 30 seconds!
What does a 3 year old need?, you may ask. Apparently, she needs the Barney spoon, jelly schmeared on the Pillsbury Crescent Rolls AFTER the roll is cut into bite-sized pieces, the chair that my son was sitting in, the red plate, the princess cup (but not the one with the “ugly princess” on it, to eat in the living room, some candy (WHAT?!), the bread cut into diagonal slices, not the closed cup and a myriad other things.
What have we created?! Is this the beginning of the end? Will it get worse? Can it get worse? Do kids nowadays have too many choices? Are we raising a family of ingrates? Will she ever be happy?
I hate to become 70 in one sentence, but when I was here age, I would be happy to have the crust from some stale bread and some watered down tea ( I just made that part up, but it sounded funny in my head ).
Ciao nor now.