I don't have much time, but I just had to share this conversation that I had with Ivy today:
I told her that she could either have a tiny piece of chocolate cake or a tiny piece of scotcharoo* if she ate a good lunch. As I was fixing her lunch, I noticed that the Nutri Grain bar that I tried to give to Milo for lunch was still sitting on the counter, and in lieu of throwing it away, I said, "Hey, Ivy. See if you like this. Milo didn't finish it, and I don't want to waste it." I think she could have spied the raspberry filling from a mile away (note: Ivy hates most to all fruits), and she immediately shook her head furiously and stepped back a few steps. So I said, "Oh, come on. Just try it." More head shaking. More steps back. So I said with a smile, "Well, what if I said you can't have a piece of cake unless you try this?" And she looked at me in complete seriousness and said, "Oh, then I want a scotcharoo instead, Mommy."
I love my children.
*We clearly have too many chocolate desserts in our house. But it's a good bad problem to have, right? :)
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