When Toddlers Get What They Want
16 Times My 2-Year-Old Won the Battle of Wills
If there's one thing that toddlers excel at, it's getting exactly what they want — when they want it. If I'm having a disagreement with a friend, one of my parents, or my husband, I'm usually pretty good at holding firm on my viewpoint. But when it comes to my 2-year-old, all rationality goes straight out the window. He is a master at the art of manipulation, and I'm generally his greatest target. Here, 16 embarrassing-but-true times that my 2-year-old son's willpower triumphed over that of his (incredibly weak) mom.
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1 The time I made a road-trip playlist for our five-hour drive.
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2 The time I said, "We're only leaving Trader Joe's with the things on this list!"
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3 The time we listened to "The Wheels on the Bus" exactly 18 times in a row.
4 The time I had a to-do list a mile long, but we circled the block six times to observe this situation.
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5 Similarly, the time our three-minute walk in the freezing cold turned into a 20-minute one, thanks to this.
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6 The time I actually went through dirty laundry to find him a sweatshirt he wanted.
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7 The time (actually every night) that he deemed any assortment of these suitable to sleep with.
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8 The time I said, "I am NOT picking up your toys for you again!"
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9 The time my laptop was commandeered for the purpose of watching toy reviews on YouTube.
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10 The time we ran into Target and I said, "We're not even looking at toys today!"
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11 The time I said, "No ice cream today."
12 The time he insisted on showing up for his first-ever school picture day in a sweater that was one, maybe two sizes too big.
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13 The time he was willing to put on his raincoat — but nothing else.
14 The time (oh wait, every night) I said, "No more sleeping in mom and dad's bed!"
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15 The time he convinced me to let him have the blue ice cream.
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16 The time I said, "You can watch one episode of PAW Patrol."
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