Tattle Tales

Tattle tales from a day in the life of Chrissie as we grocery shopped today (Chrissie brought her baby doll in with us, who sat so patiently beside Chrissie as we shopped!):

Chrissie to her baby doll:  "Good job, Baby.  You patient, Baby.  Super!"

shop, shop, shop...3 minutes later...

Chrissie to Mommy:  "Mommy, Baby no say, 'Thank you.'"

Mommy to Chrissie:  "Oh my, Baby must learn how to use good manners while shopping!"

Chrissie to Mommy:  "I teach her.  Baby learn NOW."

Chrissie to Baby:  "Baby, we say THANK YOU.  You no use good manners, Baby.  Now say THANK YOU, Baby.  Good job, Baby!"

shop, shop, shop...3 minutes later...

Chrissie to Mommy:  "Mommy, Baby no say, 'You're welcome!'"

Mommy to Chrissie:  "Oh my, Baby must learn good manners.  Please teach her how it's polite to say, 'You're welcome'!"

Chrissie to Baby:  "Baby, you no nice manners.  You say YOU'RE WELCOME, Baby.  Be nice, Baby.  Good job, Baby.  You nice, Baby."

shop, shop, shop...3 minutes later...

Chrissie to Mommy:  "Mommy, Baby no say, 'Please'".

Mommy to Chrissie:  "Oh my, you'll need to teach Baby how to say please so she can learn good manners.  Your baby is being so patient as we shop.  Please tell her thank you for shopping so patiently, and make sure you teach her how to say, 'Please'".

Chrissie to Baby:  "Baby, you time out.  You no nice.  You no say please.  You learn, Baby.  Now you learn, Baby.  Good job, Baby.  You patient, Baby.  You say PLEASE.  Good job, Baby.  Mmmmwwwaaaa (big kiss for Baby)!"

shop, shop, shop...3 minutes later...

Chrissie to Mommy:  "Mom, Baby FARTED!!!"  (loudly, where other people around us giggle)

Mommy to Baby (choking back hysterical laughing):  "Oh my, Baby!"

shop, shop, shop...3 minutes later...

Chrissie to Mommy:  "Mommy, baby no say, 'Excuse me' when Baby farted!"

Mommy to Chrissie (no longer able to hold back hysterics, but spoken in a very quiet tone):  "Oh my, Baby must learn that we say, 'Excuse me' when we toot."

Chrissie to Baby (loudly...again):  "You fart, Baby.  Now say EXCUSE ME!  Good job, Baby."

Hope you're laughing as loudly as I was!  Chrissie so badly wants to "be the boss" of someone!  She's been so frustrated that she's not the boss of anyone in our home!!!  Chrissie has decided that since she can't boss her older siblings around (which she actually does boss them...quite well, in fact!), she has decided that she'll be the boss of Baby.  Chrissie repeats to herself (as a reminder) multiple times each day, "Chrissie boss of Baby.  Chrissie boss of Baby."

I think she's doing a great job of "bossing" Baby, don't you?!?