Life with a Teenage 4 year old

I often mean to post some of Boo’s comments and conversations but generally they go on the back burner. This week is no different to any other and there are many of these gems every day *sigh*

Sitting down at the dinner table to stir-fry chicken and noodles this week. A look of disdain and disgust crossed her face “I’m not eating this. It doesn’t look like something I’d like to eat!”

This morning in a time out, she bellowed “This is the worst day of my life EVER!” While I quietly chuckled in another room.

In reply to a compromise I was trying to make with her “That’s a really great suggestion (pause, where I think she’s accepting compromise) BUT I don’t like it!”

After smearing playdoh through her hair. “Oh no, look mum, I don’t know how it happened?”  Me: Why did you do that? “I cannot believe that would happen”

When I asked her to get ready for swimming lessons. I was given a sarcastic “That really doesn’t excite me, you know”

Pearler of the week needs to be the birthday present incident.

Grandma and Boo chose a present for me. Grandma tries to send it home with Boo to give to me the next day. “Why? You bought it with your money NOT my money, so it’s from you. And I don’t like what you bought anyway. My mum just wants me to cuddle and kiss her, don’t you mum?” Yes, I guess I’ll be happy with that *sigh*

I really must remember to write more of these down, and devise some strategies before she actually hits adolescence!