Child talk

A parent leaning slowly over the shoulder of their toddler: “Sweetie, please, let’s just go home now… We will be back tomorrow. Mr. Teddy is waiting for us at home, he is lonely…”

“Nn.. No”

“Look, how about this, we are coming back tomorrow morning first hour, and play some more, OK? Now the sun is setting, and you know what that means, right? We need to put Mr. Teddy to bed!”

A slow step forward, and then back.

“No”

“Look, there is no one left here. All the nice children are in bed and they are waiting for…”

“NO”

“Sweetie…”

“NO! NO! NO!”

“OK, how about this? We go home now and I’ll let you watch an episode of your favourite cartoons! Deal?”

A reluctant “A-huh” afterwards, they are slowly driving towards home. Baby steps.

Moral of the story: Who got what they wanted?