More Conversations with a Two-Year Old
Lily: I wanna snack Daddy.
Me: Do you want to help me make dinner when we get home?
Lily: Um, no. I wanna snack. I want cer-dels (cereal)
Me: Lily, It’s dinner time, we’re gonna have dinner, ok?
Lily: Nooo! I want, um… my tummy aches, ok daddy? - I need a snack!
Me: Well, maybe you can have a little snack, but we’re gonna make dinner.
Lily: No daddy! No ninner.. My tummy aches!
Me: Well, what do you want to help me make for dinner?
Lily: No daddy - listen me! My tummy aches, ok? I need snack!
Me: Ok, Lily, we’ll have dinner in a few minutes.
Lily: Daddy, I want macanonolds.
Me: Lily, we’re not having Macdonald’s for dinner - I’m sorry
Lily: Daddy, my tummy aches. Macanonolds make it better - no ninner, please!
Me: Macdonald’s makes your tummy better?
Lily: yeeeeaaaas! Cheeseburger, apples, milk, Ok Daddy???
Me: Um, no.
Lily: Ok, um, I want Cer-derl
Me: *sigh*