I thought I would be able to turn down my daughter when she asks for things. Isn't it responsible parenting not to give in to your child's every whim? Isn't it responsible not to spoil your child entirely, unless you're simply spoiling them with love?
Tell me that again when Autumn, with her big brown eyes, looking up at me asking me "Mickey, pees?" "Pees, Mickey?" All the while rubbing her hands on her chest in the sign language for please as well.
At that moment, those big, brown eyes and that "Pees" makes me turn into a big pile of mush. I can't say no. And I end up sitting through 29 minutes of a Mickey Mouse Singalong Songs video.
It's easy to deny her when she just screams "Bear" at the top of her lungs. Or "More Cheerio!" But when she oh-so-cutely asks and says please, I find it hard not to give in. I suppose she's at least using good manners.
The problem is that she'd love to go outside, but it's too dark and often too cold. Yesterday, right after I got home from work, Keith suggested we go for a quick walk since it was warm out. So we walked around the block and looked at all the houses with Christmas lights up. That was nice, but occasions like that will be rare as the temperatures drop and we won't have daylight past 5 p.m. for a few months. So we're stuck inside with our Mickey videos.
She loves to read and dance, and she enjoys coloring, but give her a few idle minutes and she'll be soon asking, "Mickey, pees?" And I can't deny such a sweet request.