Dad, Check This Thing Out
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Dad, Check This Thing Out!
What is the first thing a little child does in a new house? Go exploring of course. Our little girl found her way into our bedroom and then into our en suite. A nice new roll of toilet paper caught her eye and my camera caught her. Now if she would just learn how to use it that would be just fine with me.
One thing she has just learned to do is shake her head when we say no. She even goes one step further and is starting to shake her head when she does agree with something. Usually it is when we take something bad away from her.
One nice thing is that now if she is uncertain if she should be doing something she will look at us for approval. Before we never had to say yes to anything. She would just go head and do whatever she felt like doing. It is like she is slowly learning some self-control.
When she is uncertain of someone or of doing something we repeat “yes” to her and slowly she feels comfortable. At times I wondered about saying “no” to her so much but now I am glad we did. I think it has taught her that she shouldn’t do things just because she wants to. I also think it will teach her to be able to say no to things more easily in the future. Not only say no to bad things but also say no to things that are not as profitable as other things.
I am the kind of person that quickly says yes. I say yes to too many things. Not that all those things are bad but things that I don’t need to do or get involved in.
In the end I hope my daughter can just as easily say yes or no. I hope that her choices are based not on feelings that change with circumstances and moods but that she is guided by morals and by thinking things through. The odd tug and unraveling of a toilet paper roll is okay and harmless as long as it stays dry.
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Oh man, that brings back memories of my kids unrolling the entire roll of toilet paper every single day.
You know as they grow up you’ll be continually doing the same thing. Yes to some things and no to others. It gets bad when they tell it back to you, like teenagers…
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the biggest thing to remember about kids this young is that they tend to push, not to be bratty, but to see where the limits are so they can stay within them. Sometimes it’s to be bratty, but you’ll be able to tell. She’s gotten HUGE since I last saw
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As long as you can roll it back up, right?
I came in the bathroom one day to find two full rolls of toilet paper in the toilet as well as the contents of the bathroom trash can. Thank God he hadn’t learned how to flush yet.
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Watching them become little people is amazing! It’s too bad they have to grow up to do it all.
If you intentionally squish the roll so the inner cardboard tube goes flat then put the roll on it won’t roll as easy and she won’t make a mess so quickly.
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