A bedtime conversation:
Me: kuttyma, go sleep on your own from today please. If you do, I will give you a present when you wake up.
LO: No daddy. Please thacham with me..only for five miniss please. then you can go!
Me: okay, but only five minutes.
LO: (all smiles, kisses her blanket) and cuddles up
Me: (after 10 minutes) Five minutes aachu(done). I will have to go eat my dinner, do some work.. and I will come back and sleep with you.
LO: Five minis innum aala (five minutes not yet over)!
Me: No. it is over.
LO: No. it is not over.
Me: okay. Five more mins and that is it..
LO: (repeat happens 3x ) and finally she sleeps after 40 minutes!
Well that was earlier this week.
here is what happened yesterday(after the first 5 minute episode)
Me: go sleep now. Five minutes is up. I have to go eat. I am really hungry. I will come back in half an hour and sleep
LO: okay. peas come back in halfnhavar okay?
Me: okay..
Five minutes later I hear her scream "daddy", "daddy" . rush in worried that she might wake up the sleeping Jr.
LO: halfnhavar aachu (half an hour is up).Come!
Me: It is only five minutes.. go sleep I will be back in half an hour
LO: No! Halfnhavar aaacchu..
and there went dinner for another 40 minutes..
The most important lesson here is that ....
Daddy is wrapped around the LO's finger!
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