Little bear doesn't love me anymore and this is likely to last for at least half an hour. The problem is his jumping beans. Some bright spark (darling father) gave little bear a small box of 'jumping beans' when he was two. They were carefully put away. They have recently come to light.
Little bear looked at them and announced how like jelly beans they were. OH and me immediately decided that jumping beans were downstairs toys only, as we could really see him trying them, he just looked so doubtful when we tried to explain about choking hazards.
(it has escalated, he now will not love me for 100 days)
The latest tactic is the Dr Who tin. Little bear has a Dr Who tin, which currently contains the jumping beans. Obviously we can't see what is inside it, and little bear declared that he was the only one who could look in it or touch it or anything. I am fine with this. However I am not letting him take a tin upstairs containing jumping beans. This isn't fair! He then decided that he was going to tell me that the jumping beans were not in the tin, and only he could look.
'OK,' I said, 'Rattle the tin.'
'I don't love you any more and I'm going to tell my teacher!' little bear replied.
I can hear him in the other room taking the beans apart. I can see them going missing in the very near future. I try to respect his property but this is an actual safety hazard.
He has just come in and presented me with the tin containing the ball bearings that were inside the jumping beans. He is absolutely devastated that I won't let those upstairs either. School in 25 minutes.
1 comment:
Sorry LB but I'm backing your Mummy on this one and the troublesome jumping beans and ball bearings would he headed to the bin and no amount of crying,threatening or sulking would make any difference.I would take consolation in the knowledge that taking your safety seriously will allow you to be around to hate me when you are older!
Sybs stand firm I am right behind you
Lesleyxx
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