John and I have been arguing for weeks about how I would not let him use the unsweetened baking cocoa to make his chocolate milk. Cruel mother that I am, I told him that the cocoa was not sweet, would not taste good plain in milk, and he had to use Ovaltine instead.It is because I am still a relatively new mother that I let myself get sucked into these arguments and it took me several weeks to realize how to put an end to them:
This morning I let John try a big heaping spoonful of dry baking cocoa.
The shudder of disgust that went through him gave me a wee bit of satisfaction. He asked for a cup of water to wash out his mouth, and then for his Ovaltine milk.
The thought of how bad that must have tasted has me wishing for water right now! I'm glad John learned his lesson. I too get sucked into such arguments in my home. :-)
ReplyDeleteHeehee! PERFECT!!! I've used that tactic with Emma on occasion to call her bluff. It IS so easy to get caught up in the argument, and sometimes, you just have to let them learn from experience. :)
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