tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487578767223168040.post4139453605027107688..comments2016-09-03T02:52:37.213-04:00Comments on I'm "that" mom: The Age of Reasonfunwith4http://www.blogger.com/profile/03024997756963103552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487578767223168040.post-89521761186775955982011-04-18T21:22:26.414-04:002011-04-18T21:22:26.414-04:00Actually, I would do that. Reason with the dog tha...Actually, I would do that. Reason with the dog that is. *chuckles* I would not expect him to understand, just as I don't expect my crying colicky baby when I tell him, while walking him for the third hour, that we have reached the fussing quota for today and that no more fussing or crying will be allowed until tomorrow. I just need to verbalize those thoughts. I don't expect the baby to magically stop and say "oh, I am sorry. I hadn't realized I reached my quota, do you mind if we pick this up tomorrow?" But it sooths me.. or relieves some of the tension for me. <br />Now he is fourteen months and I still reason with him. I don't expect the reasoning to sink in or make sense for him, though when he is at the right age.. six, seven.. no idea, I am not that far yet on the mommy journey, it probably will. For now though, the words help me. When I ask my three year old: "Did mommy tell you earlier that you could not do this?" I don't expect him to reason out that since I told him this two hours ago he is hence forward always expected to remember and therefor resolve to never do it (whatever it may be) again. I say it to remind myself that we have gone through this before, that it is not a big deal, and so on.faerieevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197826244480048381noreply@blogger.com