Not That I Am Counting, But….

Posted by danleone on April 16th, 2007 filed in funny, parenting

….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.

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3 Responses to “Not That I Am Counting, But….”

  1. golfwidow Says:
    April 17th, 2007 at 4:02 am

    I don’t have kids, but I used to be one.

    When I was a kid, I used to “make pretend.”

    This sometimes meant taking the PBJ that was my lunch and making pretend it was a hamburger, rather than whining that what my mom had made was not what I had wanted.

    It often meant that I had to make pretend I was happy sitting on the curb because someone else had gotten to the only two little plastic chairs faster than I had.

    I was lucky. I never had to make pretend I had everything I needed when I didn’t. If I REALLY needed something, I got it.

    Making pretend that what I had was what I really wanted became second nature to me. It makes it kind of hard to ask for what I want, now. But it also taught me patience.

    I’m not sure what changed, over the years, but it might be time to bring back “make pretend.”

  2. Stephanie Says:
    April 17th, 2007 at 5:56 pm

    Dan, I hate to break it to you, but she’s brushing up for womanhood. Just wait a few years… I’m kidding!

    Actually, it says a lot that she feels secure and confident enough to express herself in such a specific, matter-of-fact way.

  3. danleone Says:
    April 18th, 2007 at 2:42 am

    I knew I could count on you, Stephanie, to put a positive spin on satanic behavior.

    Thank you!

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