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a battle

over the course of the past year, mapboy has developed a strong dislike for milk. i'm guilty of being an indulging mom who flavors the kids milk. it is a long story, but i do it for them. princess drinks milks by the gallons, but mapboy is required to drink one small glass of chocolate milk at dinner each night. most nights i end up putting it in the fridge and having to pull it back out for him the next day. eventually it gets dumped and we start the cycle over again. recently we started making him sit at the table until it was gone. that works pretty well because he wants dessert or an evening snack. after a week on vacation it was time to return home and enforce the rules yet again. so last night, mapboy clearly stated he was NOT drinking his milk. he sat at the table until bedtime - a full 90 minutes he sat. to add to my frustration he enjoyed every minute of it. he also recited over and over the books of the Bible. isn't that sweet!?!? i'm trying to make a point and have discipline and he is reciting the books of the Bible!!

now it was bedtime...he stood up beaming and announced: "i told you i was not drinking my milk!" well that little stinker. so i said: "you will eat nothing until this glass of milk is gone!" he looked at me a little shocked and just got ready for bed. he was a sweet thing at bedtime and even thanked God for the best mommy!! at this point, i'm getting a bit annoyed. he is trying my trick of not letting his antics phase me. argh.....

so this morning he gets up and just sits quietly watching the birds. i get his sister some juice and he just sits. he never even asks me for breakfast. he just sits with a smile on his face!!! this child is usually talking about breakfast while he is still in bed!! i just go on my merry way and don't say anything to him about it. i keep thinking he will come down and ask for something to eat so i can hand him his glass of milk!!

i don't get this child of mine!!!!!!!

so we are in a quiet battle of wills right now. who knows how long it will last, but when the current cup of milk gets gross i'll just rinse and refill. surely at somepoint he is going to want to eat right?!?!!?!

in the back of my mind i keep thinking maybe i'm being too adamant about this. i mean does it really matter, but then i think, yes, yes, it does matter!!!!

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Kori said…
It DOES matter, you are right! Youve picked your battle, now win it! =)
July 30, 2007 at 9:20 AM
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