June is in her high 2s, which means shes been on a serious “No” kick lately. It’s become her default answer to every conceivable question. To cope, we’ve started calling her The No-Bot.
INT. KITCHEN TABLE – EARLY MORNING
Mom: “June, do you want milk?”
Toddler: “No.”
Mom: “Juice?”
Toddler: “No.”
Mom: “How about water?”
Toddler: “No.”
Mom: “Dirt?”
Toddler: “No.”
Mom: “Okay, you get nothing. Moving on…”
Toddler: “Mommy, I want milk.”
Mom: “–??!@–”
Toddler: “Mommy, can I please have some milk, please, mommy?”
Mom: “You just said you didn’t want anything to drink.”
Toddler: “Mommy, can I please have some milk, please, mommy?”
Mom: “Okay, I’ll get you some milk, but mommy already asked you if you wanted something to drink and you said no…”
Mom sets a cup of milk before her.
Toddler: “I don’t want that. I don’t want milk.”
Mom commences awkward robot dancing sequence.
Mom (speaking in stilted android voice): “My. Name. Is. June. Bug. I. Am. A. Nobot. I. Have. Come. To. Planet. Earth. To. Destroy. You. With. My. Nos.
Toddler: “No, mommy, I no like that.”
On and on it goes until one of these days she turns 3.
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It is great that you are able to keep a sense of humor through this. Your post made me laugh!
You are hilarious. I am so going to borrow a page from your book when I have my own little nobot.
Love it. Done it. Do it!
Oh, you are so just beginning. Wait until the “no’s” pass and turn into “I want’s” and “give me’s” and on and on and on. Makes you want to have twelve more doesn’t it?
I actually loved the “twos” and they weren’t terrible. They were terrific! I know you’re gagging on a spoon right now, but I really thought the “twos” were so much fun! Good luck with yours.
See – I know they are called the “terrible twos” – but I call it the “even worse threes”…sad to say, but three is pretty tough. At two, it’s usually a communication issue – leading to frustration. But at three, they know HOW to communicate – they just don’t want to…
UGH!!!
I TOTALLY agree!! Oh and I love the rockstar look June is flossing!
This was absolutely priceless! Now, looking back at your previous post, I think you need to get Jake into the act, too. As June continues to respond with “No!” he can make sure she does it properly…”No, SIR!” Best of luck — she WILL be three soon.
She looks so cute there-
The No-Bot June is so so cute and I’ll bet she looks even cuter when she says ‘no’. And you are looking forward to her turning 3 …?…. be careful what you wish for as she will soon morph from the No-Bot into the ‘Y’ -3 P O- bot. So keep your robot dance and android voice tuned up and ready to rock and roll. The challenges get more sophisticated as each year passes!! Have fun and take lots of pictures!!
We’re embroiled in the terrible 3′s right now with Finn. He still opts for “no” a lot, even though he has the vocabulary capability to more fully communicate. I wish I had been better at redirecting. Perhaps never too late to really get going with that.
I guess kids are just trying to assert their independence and all, but it’s really annoying. But this too shall pass. Until they’re teenagers and it starts back up again.
Sarcasm is the best parent-coping tool out there! Well, that and wine.
don’t ask any “yes/no” questions. that will tremendously help her future communication skills. of course it’ll help the future “why?” questions too – she’ll be able to ask more in depth ones. joy.
Two is the land of no, but at three they get honorary minors in drama and the perfection of the fake cry. I kinda miss two.
I am in the “no” world too
i love when i ask…so you love mommy…”no” do you love daddy “no” do you love mickey mouse- and he stops to think before no! love it- it is a trying & amazing time-and yes wine does help! (a side note-my son Callen is going to be 21 months- so i still have a year & then some left of the “no’s!)
So funny! Ha ha, thanks for sharing, Jen.