Voyages in Parenthood

Brock asked Leda to join us downstairs in the living room after dinner... Leda: "I can't" Mommy: "Why not?" Leda: "I'm getting married!" Mommy: "Oh really, to whom?" Leda: "Cinderella!" Things that make you go, HMMMMMMMM!

The latest in Leda world....when we tell her "no" to something, she will cross her arms and say, "I'm not going to be your friend anymore." This has happened to both Brock and I this week. So, just to alert the world, Brock and I are no longer friends of Leda! Until she gets over it! And then all is right with the world again.

We have some rules at dinner time. If Leda wants to get down from the table, she is to ask please. And, she has to wait until everyone at the table is done. In fact, all of us have to wait until everyone is done. Else, how do you think we would be able to enforce this to Leda! Brock has a few other rules he'd like Leda to follow, like using her utensils to eat, rather than her fingers. But we aren't too worried about that just yet - she's getting the hang of it, slowly! (Okay, I'm not too worried about it yet! If you've never seen Brock get all in a tizzy about something, you should come sit with us at dinner time! ;-) Anyway, she usually will say, "I'm done, can I get down please?" She will usually check to see if we are done ("Mommy, are you done yet? Daddy, are you done yet?) Usually SEVERAL times! Tonight, Brock finished eating and Leda asked him if he was done and he said he was and she replied, "I'm done with you, Daddy." To wh...