Important Insights From my Three Year Old Lately

"Mom, we didn't go to Disneyland, the zoo, or the beach today. We need to go there."

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Goose: "Mom, why are we stopping?"

Me: "Because the light is red"

Goose: "But I don't want to stop"

Me: "Well you don't get to choose. There are rules for driving. We take turns so we don't crash."

Goose: "Mom, how long???"

Me: "Maybe a minute - not usually very long."

Goose: "No. maybe eighteen. I don't like stopping."

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Me: "It's time to brush your teeth"

Jayson: "No!!! I hate brushing my teeth."

Me: "It doesn't matter. You still need to brush your teeth. Every morning. Every night."

Jayson: "I don't like to. It takes a long time."

Me: "It only takes a couple minutes."

Jayson: "No!!! It takes seven minutes."

Me: "We can brush them for seven minutes if you want. Come now and brush your teeth."

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Upon entering a gated community....

Jayson: "Why are we stopping?"

Me: "I have to enter the code so the gate will open."

Jayson: "How 'bout just crash through it"