Monday, December 29, 2008

Question of the day...a break from the Christmas posts

Kooky Mama...(picture taken by Braylon)
...As my husband and son so often and affectionately call me. I know we all do crazy stuff just to put a smile on our kids faces, but what is the kookiest thing you have ever done to get your kid to do something without a struggle? I have recently started something that is so crazy that as I do it I say to myself "I can't believe you are doing this," yet I persist for lets see, I think this is the 4th night in a row. I'll tell you mine but I want to hear yours too (unless of course I am the worlds one and only kooky mama):
In order to get Braylon to pee in the potty one more time before bed (despite his insistence that he does not need to pee, MOM!) I have been moving the toilet seat like a big mouth and in a silly voice saying "Braylon, I am hungry for some pee!" Crazy? Yes. But it works every time.

2 comments:

Paula said...

hmmm there are so many, the latest one I can think of is playing Thriller on my cell phone so that she would dance and smile for the photographer..you would not believe the looks I get when Michael Jackson plays on my phone. Also saying "Oh Cinderella, lets go do this, Oh Cinderella would love to eat peas"

Anonymous said...

I HAVE A MILLION OF THEM! WITH 2 KIDS AND 5 GRANDKIDS! I USED TO STAND DJ UP IN FRONT OF THE POT ASLEEP AND HE WOULD PEE! OR HE SAID I DON'T HAVE TO AND I SAID I BET YOU DO AND HE ALWAYS TOOK THE CHALLENGE! WORKED EVERY TIME! DJ AND I ARE COMPETITIVE IN A PLAYFUL WAY! MIRNADA JUST KIND OF MOVED OUT OF THE WAY WHEN I HAD DJ SHE BECAME A BIG GIRL AND A MOMMY'S HELPER! WE WOULD TEASE HER DAD AND SHE WOULD SAY MEAN AND MOMMY ARE GETTING US A NEW BABY BUT DADDY'S NOT! NOTICE SHE SAID "MEAN" IT WAS SO CUTE. LOVE YOU BRAYLON~~MAWMAW