While Tatum eats her dinner, I usually munch on chips. I know I am going to usually eat later, so I try to enjoy something with her. Nothing I eat can be ignored, so she ends up wanting some. Not wanting her to miss out on her delicious gourmet meal which I create nightly (LOL), I make her eat that first before she can enjoy a chip or two.
I figured I’d teach her a lesson on waiting and enjoying the fruits (or chips!) of that endeavor. So, while she ate her chicken/broccoli/hummus/salsa conglomeration, I placed 3 little chips under her napkin
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I would not let her look at them until she was finished. She had to sit and stare at that napkin for a full 5 minutes or so. She kept wanting to peak, but I said she had to wait.
“I know Tatum, it is hard, but it will be so worth it; you are learning that patience pays off!” Oh, my wonderful words of wisdom.
As I wax eloquently, she’s shoveling in her chicken/broccoli/hummus/salsa conglomeration. So, I don’t know if I’m teaching her patience or speeding through her dinner at lightning speed to get to the good stuff. Hmmmm…
Oh, the joy of it all.