This was a conversation my 4 year old and I were having in the car last night. She was telling me something very, very important and for a few minutes I just wasn’t paying attention because I was focused on the road and making sure I was going the right way. I completely missed the first few sentences and misunderstood what she had said. Here’s where we pick up….
PSP: Mama! That’s not what I said!
Me: I’m sorry sweetie I was trying to pay attention to where we were driving, can you tell me again?
PSP: No! I only want to tell you one time.
Me: I know, I’m sorry I just didn’t hear what you said.
PSP: Ma-meee!
Me: Why are you getting so frustrated, I just didn’t hear because I was trying to figure out where we’re going…so can you tell me again?
PSP: No. I only want to tell it once!
Me: OK, well then lets talk about something else.
PSP: No! Ma-meee….
Me: Well honey, I didn’t hear what you said, so I don’t understand and now you won’t tell me…so that’s the end of it.
PSP: That’s NOT the end of it.
Me: OK. Well, then if you want me to understand you have to tell me again.
PSP: No mom….It’s too hard to say it again I only want to say it one time.
Me: (laughing)
PSP: Maa-ooom!
Me: I just…I don’t know what to do…I don’t know what you said, you won’t say it again and you don’t want to talk about something else. (I try to stay quiet for a minute to see if she’ll drop it).
PSP: Ma-mee!
Me: Yes?
PSP: This is NOT the end of it.
ME: OK, well then you need to tell me again. I’m sorry I didn’t listen the first time, but I promise I’ll listen now.
PSP: No, I only want to say it once.
Me: I know, but can you say it twice just this one time?
PSP: No!
Me: (Laughing my head off)
PSP: (Scowling her head off)
I swear to you this conversation went on in this manner for 7-8 minutes. Finally, finally she conceded to share her original thoughts:
PSP: So in our next new house…
Me: You mean the next house we live in, not our new house now?
PSP: MO-OOOM!
Me: OK, sorry sorry, keep going.
PSP: So maybe in our next new house, maybe there could be a pond in the back and then maybe it can be winter and snow and then maybe the pond will freeze and then you can buy me some ice skates and I can learn how to ice skate!
We then proceeded to have a great conversation about ice skating, frozen ponds and falling on your bum.
Love that girl.
cutest. story. ever.
Awww. What a dear conversation. I love her stubbornness and your focus on the road and her at the same exact time. . . and the interrupting bit–hilarious. Thanks!
How funny was this story! Enjoyed it a lot. : )
That story was hilarious! When I hear about things she says and does it sounds just like what Boo would do…I just know they'll love playing together when we finally get to see each other!