The other day, as I was once again trying to get my three-year-old son, Bennett, to fall asleep in his bed (by making the cardinal mistake of lying down with him), he began to throw a temper tantrum because he wanted me to put his closet light on for the nap.
“No,” I told him. “You don’t need the light. It’s daylight outside.”
“I want the yight!” he yelled.
“No!” I said.
“I want the yight!” he screamed louder.
“No!” I said, beginning to match my voice to his. “No light!”
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Posted on September 4, 2009 at 3:43pm — 1 Comment