Or How a 28-Month-Old Negotiated Her First Major Purchase!
There are times when you just shake your head and say, that child is a piece of work! This was Cash Register Crisis one of those times.
The other day, our 28-month-old granddaughter Emma had a very serious conversation with her mother.
The Conversation: A Cash Reigster Crisis Arises
Emma: I need a new cash register. It’s broken.
Elizabeth (Mom): Oliver got it for you — he thought you’d like it!
Emma: I don’t like it. We need to go to the store. I need a Minnie one.
If you knew Emma, you’d know that right now she is obsessed with the show Minnie’s Bow-Toons, where Minnie and her friend Daisy Duck are co-owners of Minnie’s Bow-tique — a specialty shop that sells only bows and bow ties.
This is a child whose TV time was limited until recently. When she did watch, it was usually Miss Rachael. But now, things have changed — ever since Baby Lucas entered the family on May 8th.
But back to Emma’s story. After my wife Kathleen (aka Grandma) told me about the conversation, I searched Amazon for a Minnie Cash Register. I found one and would have bought it — but Elizabeth told us the devious child had seen one at Target. So we didn’t think any more about it.
The Result: A Crisis Averted…
Until Elizabeth texted this photo. Crisis averted:
And here’s proof — Emma greeting customers at her Bow-tique!
Hmm, Miss Emma got her way. Sometimes you have to know when to give in. And considering how wonderful she has been with her new baby brother, she certainly deserves special treats.
Well — actually — in those first few days, when Lucas was really fussy and crying, Emma told her parents:
“You have to take him back and get a better baby!”
A New Crisis??
Her first employee…
Oh no — a union problem already — sleeping on the job!
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