Connecting the dots

john -- May 9th, 2010

For whatever reason, Maia has to take her shoes off soon after getting in the car.  Yeah, it’s small potatoes in the grand scheme, but, it messes with my sense of reason having to repeatedly fiddle with shoes and squirming feet.

J: Maia, I’d like you to ask if it’s OK to take you shoes off in the car.

M: [blank stares]

J: Sometimes we make short trips and there’s no reason to take your shoes off. So, next time, please ask first, OK?

M: But, then you would say, “No”.

Yes dear Maia, your parents are killjoys.  Get used to it…