Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The Lost Art of Negotiation


Mommy, I'm SAD!

Fun in the Hammock.


Exploring the Frog Pond by our house.

Okay, so the photos have nothing to do with this post, I just had to record a little bit of trivia for posterity.  For several months now, we have had the pleasure of being able to negotiate with our lovely 3 year old - This is how the negotiations usually go: 

Me:   "Sarah, you need to eat two more bites of your dinner before you can be done."  

Sarah:  "No, mommy, I'm going to have THREE bites."

Me:  "Okay, you convinced me."

It's a beautiful thing, and I know it won't last, but I'll take what I can get!

8 comments:

Rachel said...

I guess just go with it for now =) With Luke it is more like, "you'll never see your Thomas train again if you don't...." J/K, im not THAT mean.

Tiffany said...

Don't you love how Sarah thinks she's getting what SHE wants?! My favorite is when I tell Gavry it's bedtime and he says, "No, clean up toys, then bed." Uh, okay, sorry I forgot.
Cute pics of Sarah, too.

Amy said...

That is so Sarah! I love her ability to negotiate. She thinks she's getting the better deal!

emlizalmo said...

Oh my gosh...I want to kiss her! That is hilarious. What a beutiful kid. Seriously. I love, love, love the things they come up with!

Anonymous said...

What can I say, Sarah is the perfect child! What was she so sad about?!

jensenfamily said...

Well hello!! You may not remember me until I tell you that we got lost on a long hike in the middle of Israel with only a few falafels and some cucumbers to tide us over:) I still have the poem that you wrote all about the adventure....see, you were meant to be a writer:) Erin Nelson (now jensen) Amy temple found me through a friend of a friend of a friend of a cousin of a cousin:) your family is so cute, so fun to see what you're up to. long live goulash and sunday ice cream!
erin - sverincrew.blogspot.com if you want to see some lame blogging or some pictures of me looking a lot saggier, wringlier and baggier than I was in Israel:) take care!

Jana said...

Those are awesome pics of Sarah. What happened? :) And I love how smart kids think they are! :) The scary thing for me is that real soon Jackson is going to be out smarting me for reals. My little sneaky lies aren't working too well these days. I know I know. Stop fibbing. :)

Kimo said...

Sarah was mad, because she was not cooperating while I was trying to take pictures of her in the hammock (she kept covering her face), so I told her I was done and started to put my camera away.

Well, lately she has started to turn on the waterworks to try and get what she wants - she will say things like, 'mommy, I have tears in my eyes!" But, she can turn it off just as quickly, so I often have little sympathy - hence, the snapping and subsequent posting of said photo (all with a suppressed giggle).