Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's manipulation

I am convinced that girls are born manipulaters and master these skills throughout their life. Now let's understand I'm not saying they do this to be mean or hurtful (well, most of them anyway.) They do this to get what they want, when they want it.

Right now we are in the process of potty training Aubrey. Yesterday was the first day we took her out only in her panties. We went potty before we left the house. Then we went to my husband's bank to meet him. I asked if she had to go again, she said no. We left and went to eat. I took her to the potty right after we ordered. We ate lunch and I took her again before we left. (Needless to say, I spent a lot of time in the potty yesterday.) Then we went to run 2 errands before going back to get my car at the bank. We get to the bank and I ask her if she needs to go potty. She says no. So we say good-bye to my husband in the parking lot and I start to load Aubrey up in my car. At this point she says "Mommy, I need go potty." I am so excited because this is the first time she has said it without me asking her. I get her out of the car and we walk into the bank. I go left to the bathroom and she goes right. I call her and tell her the potty is this way. She is not paying any attention to me. She is making a bee line to the jar of lollipops. She grabs 2 lollipops; 1 for her and 1 for Grace (yeah, right!)

Aubrey with lollipops in tow, we head to the bathroom. I get her in there and she says "Mommy, I not go potty. I just open this."

And the score at the end of the day is:

     Mommy

 

 

 

Aubrey