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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The time I made a road-trip playlist for our five-hour drive.
And instead, he deemed it "Quiet time! No talk, mommy!"
The time I said, "We're only leaving Trader Joe's with the things on this list!"
. . . And then we found the cookie aisle.
The time we listened to "The Wheels on the Bus" exactly 18 times in a row.
Not that I was counting or anything . . .
The time I had a to-do list a mile long, but we circled the block six times to observe this situation.
Similarly, the time our three-minute walk in the freezing cold turned into a 20-minute one, thanks to this.
Do we sense a pattern here?!
The time I actually went through dirty laundry to find him a sweatshirt he wanted.
And then I let him wear it. In public.
The time (actually every night) that he deemed any assortment of these suitable to sleep with.
What's so wrong with any/all of the massive bin of stuffed animals you could pick from!?
The time I said, "I am NOT picking up your toys for you again!"
Look who got the last laugh on this one, mom!
The time my laptop was commandeered for the purpose of watching toy reviews on YouTube.
The time we ran into Target and I said, "We're not even looking at toys today!"
And we left with this. Editor's note: In my defense, it was a steal at 46 inches and $13!
The time I said, "No ice cream today."
And he ended up (smugly) with a cone. And sprinkles. And a cherry on top.
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.
OK, it wasn't this bad, but still.
The time he was willing to put on his raincoat — but nothing else.
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The time (oh wait, every night) I said, "No more sleeping in mom and dad's bed!"
He had the last laugh there.
The time he convinced me to let him have the blue ice cream.
The time I said, "You can watch one episode of PAW Patrol."
And he turned that into five.