Be Sure To Keep Your Receipt

It's been a while since Josh has been Mr. Hilarious. Granted, he was with my sister last weekend. I'm sure I missed a lot then. According to my sister, he was my BIL's shadow. BIL said Josh talked his ear off. BTDT, the child NEVER gets tired of talking. Many days, yesterday included, I've just had to tell him ENOUGH. Mommy's ears need a break. Sometimes it's not said as nicely though.

For example: Josh doesn't quite get the concept of leasing. At only 5 yrs old, I can understand why. BUT ... I have explained to him again and again, that we are paying money to "borrow" the van for a while and when we are done we will give it back. We've had many a conversation like the following ...

"Don't you like this van, Mommy?"

"Yes, I love this van. But when we are done borrowing it we will get one that we love even more."

"Why don't you keep this one?

"Because Daddy wants you to be safe in a nice new van that shouldn't break down."

"Well, what if the new one we get does break down?

"I guess we'd call a tow truck and get it fixed."

"Well, what if all the tow trucks are busy?"

You can see now how the conversation just FLOWS. Endlessly! I though they were supposed to outgrow the "Why Stage" by 5? LOL!

Yesterday when talking about leasing again ... after Josh asked IF we were going to give the van back and WHY we were going to give the van back, he finally asked:

"But do you have the receipt so you can take it back?"

I just said YES!!!!!! And then when he started in again I gave the answer that finally ended the interrogation.

"Because I'm a grown-up and grown-ups can do whatever they want! Now please STOP asking me questions for now!"

Not altogether a factual answer that I'm sure will bite me in the long run! LOL!

Naps

They are still a must for Josh. Not just a nice break, a MUST. He stays up really late so he can be with Mommy and then he just can't function by 1 or 2 in the afternoon. He's overly stimulated by that hour of the day. I've tried several times to get him to have an earlier bedtime, but it's just not worth the fight until school starts. And come late August I guarantee you I'll be going to bed at 8:30pm WITH him. I have become his security blanket. Oh well, I know it's coming ... and I am confident that I can "transfer the attachment" to something else once we get a new routine down. I'm not worried about it. I don't even have a full plan yet, but I will. And Josh WILL adjust.

He Wants It All

Who taught this child that if you want something all you have to do is whine and cry and scream until you get your way?

That is NOT the answer in this house, yet he still tries it constantly.

He's done it more than once today already. Here is just one example. Jeremy got a beach towel from his aunt as a gift last weekend. Josh was outside in the sprinkler and came inside to dry off. He decided to ditch the towel he was using and snatch Jeremy's cool new one. Obviously Jeremy wasn't going for that. So what does Josh do? He stands right beside me and screams/fake cries out of protest because I won't make Jeremy give him the towel.

Threatening him with a nap stopped the fit before I could even finish my sentence. LOL!