Monday, January 10, 2011

Negotiation - Toddler Style

Hunter LOVES Mickey Mouse and Elmo.  He always asks to watch them but, of course, doesn't get to as much as he would like to.  Somewhere along the line he's learned that persistence pays off though, because if I say no to Mickey, he'll go through the entire line of characters hoping that I'll eventually cave.  The conversation goes a little something like this -

H:  "Mickey, please"
Me:  "Not right now, sweetie"
H:  "Minnie Mouse"
Me:  "No, Hunter"
H:  "Goofy"
Me:  "Maybe later"
H:  "Duck"
Me:  (starting to ignore him)
H:  "Elmo"
and it continues...."Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Oscar, Peeeeeeeease Mama."

He also picked up on one of the not-so-common Mickey Mouse characters while he got to watch whatever he wanted to in the car during our road trip.  The older duck with the glasses named Professor Von Drake, or "Propessor Dake" as Hunter says.  Sometimes he'll throw that one in there too because he knows it cracks me up every time. :)

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