Turning the tables on the kids : )
Scenario: Weekday night @ 9.30pm, at GP’s place.
Us: Eh, it is late. We need to go home!
kids: Wait… 5 more minutes (watching Tom & Jerry on TV)
[1 minute later]
Us: So can we go yet?
kids: NOoooooo!!!
[30 sec later]
parents: Are we done yet?
kids: Noooo!!
and on it goes, until the ultimatum is given : )
Times like these, we would both turn to each other and grin. As most parents would attest, it is usually the kids who would use this tactic – esp when you want to browse along the shops or are in the car, and then they will start…with the ‘Are we there yet?’ or ‘Are we done yet?’ … better still ‘Can we go yet?’ variety.
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