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When a Parent's "I love you" means "Do as I say"
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 306536" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Havent read the article...just read your responses so I probably shouldnt even be commenting but something KTmom said made me wonder.</p><p></p><p>We had Keyana this weekend, and granted she is 3, but we had this little episode over her picking up her blocks. Now she is a pretty darned good little girl. Papa asked her to pick up her blocks but she got silly. She got up in his lap...between his knees and tried her little smiley face, googly eyes..."I dont wanna" bit. He held her there and asked her...Please Keyana...do it for Papa. She grinned, she laughed, she giggled. Finally he pinned her and she promised...oh she promised she was going to pick up her blocks. She ran off and sat in a chair...laughing. </p><p></p><p>Well...Papa looked at her and said...But Keyana...you said you would pick up your blocks! You told me a LIE! He got this big sad face on. </p><p></p><p>She looked at me. She looked at him. </p><p></p><p>She got a sad face too. </p><p></p><p>She got down and got her blocks. Slowly started putting them in her bag. Tears started welling. He said...why you crying. She said...I tell lie. I make you sad. Papa said, yes, you promised to pick up your blocks then you didnt but now you are! Would you like me to help? She said...YES! So papa held the bag and made it make a chomping noise and they picked up all the blocks. </p><p></p><p>She knew perfectly well he wanted her to pick up the blocks. She knows how. I dont think letting her know something she does makes us sad is a bad thing. We sure let her know when she makes us happy!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 306536, member: 1514"] Havent read the article...just read your responses so I probably shouldnt even be commenting but something KTmom said made me wonder. We had Keyana this weekend, and granted she is 3, but we had this little episode over her picking up her blocks. Now she is a pretty darned good little girl. Papa asked her to pick up her blocks but she got silly. She got up in his lap...between his knees and tried her little smiley face, googly eyes..."I dont wanna" bit. He held her there and asked her...Please Keyana...do it for Papa. She grinned, she laughed, she giggled. Finally he pinned her and she promised...oh she promised she was going to pick up her blocks. She ran off and sat in a chair...laughing. Well...Papa looked at her and said...But Keyana...you said you would pick up your blocks! You told me a LIE! He got this big sad face on. She looked at me. She looked at him. She got a sad face too. She got down and got her blocks. Slowly started putting them in her bag. Tears started welling. He said...why you crying. She said...I tell lie. I make you sad. Papa said, yes, you promised to pick up your blocks then you didnt but now you are! Would you like me to help? She said...YES! So papa held the bag and made it make a chomping noise and they picked up all the blocks. She knew perfectly well he wanted her to pick up the blocks. She knows how. I dont think letting her know something she does makes us sad is a bad thing. We sure let her know when she makes us happy! [/QUOTE]
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