For a while, Mary was in the whiny "but, mommy..." phase. But, mommy this and but, mommy that. I had to tell her my name wasn't but, mommy. I gave her alternate phrases to use to instead and I think they've really started to pay off. Example: Me: "Mary, it's time to go to bed." Mary: Old way- "But, Mommy I don't want to go to bed." [insert whiny voice], New way- "Mom, I'm having nice quiet time, may I please stay up 2 more minutes?" Yea, she's really doing better and we haven't had nearly as many episodes of talking back or temper tantrums.
This past week, Mary has now started calling me Mama. Yes, Mama. No, Mama. I'm pooping, Mama. Adam's on the train table again, Mama. Today, I told her, "I really like that you call me Mama." She said, "You like it better than But?" Ha,ha,ha! Yes, much better than But...or Butt!
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You have yourself one very smart little girl. Love this story.
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