MOMMY...
I...
WANT...
MORE...
HOT...
[long pause]
[more of the long pausing]
[much patience being exercised by Mommy]
I CAN'T SAY HOT CHOCOLATE! YOU SAY IT!
[If you are a parent, you'll recognize the long pauses as time for the child to think about the fact that she knows the answer will be "no" and is trying to find some way around it. Not figuring out any better way, she simply decides that maybe if she doesn't say the actual words, but tells Mommy to say them, that the answer might be different. But of course, she said the words anyway. Trust me, it's hilarious.]
This is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of a favorite story about my now 16 year-old and her serious desire for cookies when she was around five. After several attempts at getting more cookies, this was our exchange:
Mommy?
Yes.
Can I... have some . . . ?
No. [less patience exercised by this mommy]
Fine! I was gonna say "salad."
She said it with such disdain that the rest of us just burst into laughter.