Monday, April 07, 2008

Stall tactics

Maia has found many new ways to stall going to sleep at night. She utilizes many variations on a theme in order to get us back into her room after we have said goodnight. Just a few nights ago she came up with a new one. She called me into her room to give me a kiss. Then she asked to go out into the living room to give mommy a kiss. How do you say no to a request like that? After she had given mommy her (2nd) kiss goodnight, I put her back in bed. 10 minutes later she was calling me in again.

Me: "What is it Maia?"
Maia: "Give mommy a kiss on the cheek..."
Me: "Maia, sweetie, you already gave Mommy a kiss on the cheek. You need to go to sleep."
Maia (PAUSE): "Give Mommy a kiss on the forehead!"

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