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Jennifer Morgan

Motherhood Moments

-- Jennifer Morgan is the mother of three girls and lives in McCook.

Can't fool Miss Smarty Pants

Thursday, May 23, 2013

So when my older two girls were little, Hubby and I could spell out what we didn't want them to understand what we were talking about. This spelling option is outlined in the worldwide Parent's Handbook and can be used to diffuse situations or distract toddlers and obviously only works until they learn how to spell. For instance, if I wanted to ask Hubby if we should take the girls to the pool, I had to spell out the word P.O.O.L in my sentence or else they'd know what we were discussing and then throw a fit if we didn't go. Or if there was a problem, like we ran out of M.I.L.K and someone wasn't going to get their nightly sippy cup of milk, or if we couldn't find B.L.A.N.K.I.E. for someone's nap.

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