Cold Logic

Last week one of my friends was telling me that her son

refused to get out of his spiderman suit for 3 whole days!

While i was very empathetic to her plight i couldn't help but think how and why she 

couldn't convince her 5 year old son to get out of that suit. 

I would, i thought.

What do you think happened to me the next day?

My daughter refuses to get into her jacket when we have to go grocery shopping!

She has been doing it for a week now.

Refusing to wear a winter jacket! 

so how do i solve it?

I ask her "Why don't you get into your jacket?"

She: " I just don't want to"

Me: "Why? You tell me what the problem is and i'll solve it"

She: (pause) " I just don't want to. I don't want to go shopping!"

You see when it comes to my daughter and her world, all her problems have one definite solution...... LOLLIPOP :)

Mention of that magic word brings everything back to normalcy.

The 'lollipop phenomenon' worked for 3 days but on day 4 it lost its charm.

Although i could coerce her into getting into her jacket she would be fidgeting through out our shopping and our short walk back home.

Day 5: Nothing works. Lollipop, story time, singing, anger .... nothing works.

I drop our shopping trip and play with her instead.

Day 6: It is 5.30 p.m. Ran out of milk, yogurt, vegetables. I have to go shopping.

I start dressing her up and she knows. Starts her tantrum and even manages to spill a few tear drops...... This time i ask her all kinds of questions and finally she begins to tell me why?

me: I'm listening. Just tell me what it is...

she: Well. It's the Sun.

me: (Thinking.. what the hell!!) 

        Ok. What about the Sun?

She: (Looks very Surprised at my question!)  

C'mon mom, you know how when we enter the shop the Sun is shining bright and when we  come out it's gone! You always hide the Sun after our shopping trip. And i love Sun.

Me: I try my best to stop from bursting out laughing..

Tanya, you must know that our shopping has got nothing to do with the Sun. It goes to sleep precisely when it means to!

She is not convinced, but i tell her a few Sun stories and take her shopping.

And when we come out, she is absolutely right! The Sun is gone :)

What do i conclude.... 

Most of the problems can be solved by slurping a lollipop....(Yes it really does work!)

I'm more powerful than Zeus or Surya Dev! (Personally, I like this bit:))

I spend way too much time shopping!

My daughter has logical + Imaginative brain.