I have always refused to give in on 99% of things, my mother will swear black is white if she needs to, my Nana cut off her nose to spite her face on more than one occasion and my great nana? Stories about her were legendary.
It was thought that, with each generation the stubbornness got significantly lesser so I had hopes that my child would be comparatively normal.
Not so.
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| Rex absolutely distraught that I wouldn't let him eat all of the chocolate eclairs in Sainsburys. Life is hard for him. |
This morning Rex presented me with one of his favourite books, it is basically an encyclopaedia of animals with lots of bright pictures.
He turned to the page of the jungle animals.
He pointed at one.
Rex: Dog
Me: No baby, it is a cheetah.
Rex: No, dog.
Me: No, cheetah.
Rex: No, dog.
Me: No, cheetah.
He started to get cross.
Rex: Nooooooooo! Dog!
Me: Rex, it is not a dog. It is a cheetah.
Rex: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Dooooooooog!
Me: Listen, right now, I know more than you and that is definitely a cheetah. Or possibly a leopard. Or a jaguar....
Rex shut the book, stood up and went to play with his xylophone.
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