The Irrefutable Logic of a Four-Year-Old

Subtitled: Who's Fixing A Snack On First.

Overhead this morning in the Love Well household:

"Mom, I want a snack
."

"OK, buddy, what do you want?"

"I want you to get it for me."

"Ohh-kay. But what do you want?"

"I want a snack. I want you to get it for me!"

"Buddy, I need to know what you want for a snack. I’d be happy to get it for you, but you have to tell me what you want to eat."

"I don’t want to tell you. I want you to know! And if you don't know, I'm not going to tell you!"

Wow. Good thing we grow out of that stage.

19 comments:

  1. D does the same exact thing! I have gotten to the point where I refuse to get anything until he tells me "what" he wants!

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  2. My son tells me all day he's hungry. When I ask him what he wants, he says "food." If I give him a few options, he can usually decide on one (or two). Yeah, it's exhausting.

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  3. Sadly, I once had that exact conversation with my husband. And I was the (pregnant) four year old.

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  4. Hey, Mom. You are supposed to read minds and stuff.

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  5. Addison, my 18 month old, cried at my hip for 30 minutes this morning. Because I didn't have syrup for his waffle. I think he was hoping I would pull it out of my ear. Sometimes mornings can be very long.

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  6. I have this conversation once a day, I swear. SO frustrating!

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  7. That is TOO funny! Luke thought this sounds a little like how we communicate... I disagree. :)

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  8. Oh, aren't conversations like that very funny? Except when they're not. at. all. funny.

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  9. boo used to do that too. Drove me crazy! I stopped get her snack until she told me what she wanted. It was interesting.

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  10. I swear this happens in my house once a day.

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  11. Isn't it funny how little minds work? Good that you can find the humor in it and know that it won't last forever. I thought when my daughter started signing that we would be able to communicate better. It was nice for her to have some "words" but still she would say, "more" and I would say, "more what?!" :)

    Take care and hang in there!

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  12. The phenomenon you describe must drastically change during puberty in the male creature because once an adult male creature, they rarely, if ever, know what the female creature wants. Unless she tells him.

    Bless their hearts.

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  13. So hilarious! Reminds me of when mine were 2 & 3 and would FALL APART when I had no idea what they wanted. "That! Mommy, THAT!" (Insert frantic pointing.) "Yes, honey, but THAT WHAT???" It felt like such wasted energy. At least when I was saying NO to something specific I was establishing that they had to listen to me - but when I had no idea what they even wanted??? Exasperating for everyone involved!

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  14. My life exactly! Rachel doesn't want to decide though. I get frustrated when she doesn't like the choices I give her, so sometimes she'll say, "Mom, I'll say 'yes' to whatever you pick out!"

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  15. This sounds like a conversation straight out of my kitchen.

    :)

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  16. Sister. Let me tell you my spot of genius.

    I made the bottom drawer of my fridge the snack drawer. Even got out my label maker. Now all snacks get dumped in there - even the ones that need no refrigeration - and picky little snackers can shop to their hearts' content. I have not had one whiney incident since I did it.

    wow, from reading all your comments, maybe I should share my unbridled brilliance on works for me Wednesday?

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  17. Ah, the wonderful sounds of "Mommmy, I WANT [inset dire need here]." Gotta love these years.

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  18. So what did he get for a snack? hee hee

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  19. That's pretty funny. So, tell me, have you mastered the art of mental telepathy?

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