I’ve written a few posts about our attempts to “find the ‘Yes’” in situations with our children. I had a recent reminder that some of my ‘Yesses’ are still not making the grade.

Z (2 years) has been waking up around 5am for the last few months which Anne & I are finding very challenging. On one of these occasions Anne had to get early to do some work.

I was still half asleep in bed and I could hear her tell Z: “go ask Dad to read you this book.”

The little footsteps drew closer than peering over me, a book suddenly resting on my head, the cute voice came: “Dadda. You read me this book?”

Barely conscious I replied, “Yes sure. But first sit next to me and play with your van for a few minutes, I’ll have a quick sleep then I’ll read you the book.” (he has a van which he often contently puts dolls in and out of for an hour at a time).

I closed my eyes and heard him jump off the bed and the steps recede… I assumed he was going to get more toys to put on the bed.

Then his voice floated in from outside, “Mama…”

“Yes?” Anne replied.

“Dadda said no. Will you read me this book?”

It seems my ‘yesses’ still need some work!

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