Poor dd, she's got all these great ideas that I have to quash. It's so hard to be 3! This weekend, I had two doozies:
First one:
"Mom, I've got a great idea. We could bring the wading pool inside and go swimming inside where it's warm." (This was after she'd gone outside in 45 degree weather in her bathing suit to run through the sprinkler and play with the hose, lest you think I'm completely anal about things!)
We have wood floors and carpet. "So, dd, what happens to the water when you splash in the pool? Where would that go?" "on the floor." "And remember that the pool gets heavy when it's filled with water? How would we get it out?" "We could scoop it into things and carry it up to the bathtub." (Across 2 carpets and up a flight of stairs!)
"Honey, why not just fill up the bathtub?"
Second one:
"Look mom! I've built a trampoline. Watch me jump!" As she prepared to launch herself onto a pillow that she had precariously balanced between two chairs.
That one failed my "How likely is this to end in a broken bone" test!
What great ideas have you had to quash lately?
First one:
"Mom, I've got a great idea. We could bring the wading pool inside and go swimming inside where it's warm." (This was after she'd gone outside in 45 degree weather in her bathing suit to run through the sprinkler and play with the hose, lest you think I'm completely anal about things!)
We have wood floors and carpet. "So, dd, what happens to the water when you splash in the pool? Where would that go?" "on the floor." "And remember that the pool gets heavy when it's filled with water? How would we get it out?" "We could scoop it into things and carry it up to the bathtub." (Across 2 carpets and up a flight of stairs!)
"Honey, why not just fill up the bathtub?"
Second one:
"Look mom! I've built a trampoline. Watch me jump!" As she prepared to launch herself onto a pillow that she had precariously balanced between two chairs.
That one failed my "How likely is this to end in a broken bone" test!
What great ideas have you had to quash lately?
