More Like Our Parents Every Day...

It goes without saying that as parents now, we will inevitably do things that our own parents did. Some of us never thought that we would be driven to this while others recognized that the tactics our parents took worked and therefore there must be some magic to it.

For example, I have found that while Drew is watching TV, it is virtually impossible to get him to listen. So I have to do what my mom used to do....stand in front of the TV. (Mind you, I HATED this when I was growing up.) But, hey, it's a tactic that works.

On a lighter side, I've found that after a few tries, it's really not that hard to spell everything out (or decrypt what Patrick is spelling.) In fact, today he decided to be a smart-*** and tried to ask if we should give Drew a c-h-o-c-o-l-a-t-e-c-o-v-e-r-e-d-b-a-n-a-n-a. As you can imagine, there really was no need to use so many letters...but back to the point, a good ole encrypted message between parents, just like my parents used to do. (It's like an enigma machine I tell you....that's a History channel reference folks.) It will probably be a few years before we have to pull out the next trick to thwart the kids....spelling things backwards.

But the reason for the post is that Patrick had to pull out an oldie but goodie this morning. Drew asked for a waffle for breakfast and Patrick obliged. After giving Drew the waffle, he said he wanted something else and Patrick told him that he had to eat the waffle. At which point Drew turned the plate over and the waffle went on the floor. After some discipline and tantrum, Patrick told Drew "you will get nothing and like it." I'm sure this is music to some grandparents ears....