A Cute Story

I just read this on my friend Michelle's blog and I thought it was funny. Enjoy!

Candy - Give me some NOW!
by Michelle

Everyday at naptime, Davis and I have a routine. I place him in his crib and he asks for candy and pretzels. I go into the kitchen and retrieve a one cup measuring cup (he calls it a raisin cup). I place about three pretzels and one piece of chocolate into it, fill up the sippy cup and place it into his crib beside him. Then I turn on the adjoining bathroom light (another request) and walk out of the room. Usually, I don’t hear another peep. Everything is great as long as nothing interrupts this delicate procedure. However, a few days ago, Davis pooped after consuming his bedtime snack, so I was paged to come “change my poopy, Mommy.” Oh no, I thought, this is not good…now the routine is going to be off…we may be in danger of not taking a nap. So, after changing his diaper, new requests started to formulate - Read a book, Mommy. Hold you. I want to sit with you a minute. I did all these things, then resorted to giving him more candy - just one more piece. It wouldn’t hurt. I needed to get this whole nap thing back onto our regular program. He laid down in his crib and I added another small piece of candy to the “raisin cup” and walked out of the room. In seconds, I heard demands start streaming from the room. First it was the “raisin cup” being banged on the sides of the crib. “I want more candy.” I didn’t respond. Next came, “Give me some more candy NOW, Mommy.” After that, more of the same, only louder. When none of this worked, my child started counting, “ONE, TWO - Bring me MORE CANDY!” This went on for at least 15 minutes. I sat quietly in the living room, praying, literally. I needed him to have a nap. Finally, the demands suddenly ceased and sleep apparently outweighed the need for “more candy.”