Parenting experts often advise parents to say yes to their kids more often than they say no.
It sounds like such a lovely idea. It's so much more fun to say yes.
However. It would be much easier to say yes if my kids' requests were even remotely feasible.
Well, to be honest, I'm really talking about LW here.
In the last three days, he has asked me
1. For explosive arrows and a flame thrower for his birthday or, failing that, Christmas.
2. To go to Hawaii right now.
3. To let him kill a badger so he can get a badger skin, and then to make him a coat out of the badger skin. (According to him, badger skin keeps one cool instead of making one warm, so it will be perfect for summer wear.)
"No" is getting a great workout around here.
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I'd go ahead and say, "Yes" to that 3rd request, on the condition that he make the coat. Unless, of course, you think he will actually get into a confrontation with a badger.
Oh, and by the way, badger coats are all the rage here in the summertime! ;-)
I love this stuff! I wish you would write every day. You know laughter is supposed to make life longer and happier. :)
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