A conversation that happened early this morning with our eldest…
Me : “What would you like for breakfast? - you can’t have cereals - your sisters have eaten them all… toast?”
Her : “Umm….”
She stands, staring into space.
Me : “Come on, make your mind up.”
Her : “Ok. A slice of toast with peanut butter on please.”
Me : “We have no peanut butter - you ate the last of it yesterday, remember”
Her : “Oh.”
What is it with kids asking for things they should know you don’t have? It’s almost as if there’s a complete disconnection between what they ask for, and what they know you have…