After finishing her dinner yesterday, Emily got down from her usual spot at the table. I asked her if she could please put her fork in the sink. She told me "no" and proceeded to throw the fork onto the floor beside her. This angered me a bit, so I reprimanded her for fork throwing and proceeded to pick the fork up and place it in the sink. I then told her that since she did not put the fork in the sink, she could not have any Nerds. The angry eyebrows magically vanished and her hands dropped from her hips. She then responded, "OK, I'll put the fork in the sink, Mommy!" I then informed her that I had already put her fork in the sink and that she missed her chance to get the nerds by not doing what I asked. Figuring the conversation was over, I went back to eating dinner.
As I was about to take my next bite, I heard the silverware drawer open. Glancing over to see what Emily was into, I witnessed her take a fork out of the drawer, prance across the kitchen, toss the clean fork into the sink, and declare "Okay, Mommy, can I have some nerds now?"
Emily and Elvis 5-4-2010
