Many of my mornings with Reagan go this way, but this was a particularly bad one.
First, Reagan woke up before I went in to get her, which is always a bad thing. I was already downstairs, so she yelled down to me.
Reagan - Is it a school day?
Me - Yes.
Reagan (crying) - I don't want it to be a school day. I don't wanna go to school.
Me - Well, you have to. And I have to go to work.
Reagan (still crying) - But I really, really, really don't want to.
Me - There's just no choice.
Reagan (over and over and over again, still crying) - But I really, really, really, don't.
Once we've moved past the initial crisis, there's usually an argument over what she's going to wear, but we didn't have that one this morning. She did cry a little while because she said she was cold, but we moved past it.
We came downstairs to finish getting ready, and I looked up in the cabinet for something. Reagan asked what I was looking for. I said, "None of your beeswax." Then I moved on. I noticed that Reagan was crying (again) a couple minutes later.
Me - What's wrong, Reagan?
Reagan - (mumbles something I can't understand) ass.
Me - What?
Reagan - You just called me none of your ass.
Me - No, I didn't. What are you talking about?
Reagan - You called me that.
Me - I said none of your beeswax.
Jenny - That just means it was none of your business.
Reagan then cried because it was none of her business. We eventually made it to school.
When I picked them up this evening, Jenny got a mini-moonpie as a treat from one of the teachers that she helped today. Reagan cried because she wanted one, too. There wasn't another one.
Reagan - But I really, really, really, really do. I really, really, really, really want some candy.
I tell her repeatedly that I don't have any. She always pulls out all the reallys when it's something that I have absolutely no control over. Which doesn't make me frustrated and angry at all!
As a side note, Jenny pulled out another tooth today. Which made her talk about the tooth fairy coming tonight. Which made Reagan cry again because she doesn't want to ever lose any of her teeth, and she doesn't want the tooth fairy to come to our house because she's scared of her because she's not sure what her skin looks like. What a fun day.
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Oh gosh. Although I'm sure it's incredibly frustrating, getting to just read about it is hilarious. I'd like to start trying Reagan's tactic to get what I want. Maybe there's a secret number of reallys that works.
I really, really, really, really, really, really like Reagan's ways for trying to get what she wants.
i really really really like the message jenny left for me on my phone today. i wish i could transcribe the whole thing, but it was about a minute and a half long. i was surprised how much i understoof the first time around, and when i listened to it a second time i understood everything. i especially liked the part of the end when she said i knew some stuff about balance, and katie in the backround goes, "balance?" and jenny said, "you know stuff about actress, actressing, so could you come quick?" i'll admit i did want to leap out of my apartment and rush to your house to work on some balance and some actressing with her. and the dancing. cause she didn't sign up for the dancing unless she knew i could be there to work with her. i will definitely come to the play if everythig works out. i'll try to come and help with the training. we'll see what my life says.
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