When asked a question I often answer with "maybe" 's, "probably" 's, "I don't know" 's, etc.
It started with "being of testosterone" #1. He was SO regimented, so routine oriented, so anal about everything (I have NO idea where that comes from...) that I started using these terms to make him "more flexible" in case things didn't work out.
He handled it pretty well.
Well...it doesn't work for "b.o.t" #2. He wants things straight, precise, exact. And he will keep asking the same question over and over until you give him what he wants.
Now that he is 5 I thought he was finally catching on...the whole "abstract thinking" thing.
This morning he asked me if he could go over to a friends house after "quiet time."
"Probably," I said.
"Mom...is probably your fancy way of saying no?" he says.
(Giggling in my head)
"No [Little Red]...No. Probably, usually means 'Yes'."
"So...can I go over to a friends house after quiet time?"
Sigh...maybe he is not catching on as well as I thought.
"YES [Little Red]...YES!"
It's so completely aggravating...
And yet I realize....it's Not him! It's me!
It's my problema!
Apparently I have some SERIOUS verbal commitment issues!
Bummer...I hate it when it's me!
Just one easy click! 
2 comments:
D is like that! If he asks what time it is and I say 3:00 it better be 3:00 because if it is 2:59 he will correct me. And he's always asking for exacts instead of "some" "a few" "a couple" "in a while". Perhaps it is a bot attribute?
That is totally me to a T! This has been a huge issue lately! "Whatever" is used way to often at my house. I need to learn it's ok to say yes! It think I'm worried that if I say yes too often I'll lose control of them. I need to realize they are growing up an need to let them make their own decisions. This is hard!
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