Once upon a time there was a little girl named, hmm,
let’s see. How about Shirley? Yes, that’s good. There was a little girl named Shirley who
lived in a nice home, in a nice neighborhood, with her nice parents. She was a happy little girl until that
fateful day. The day that her parents
shall never forget. The day she
discovered defiance.
It had started like any other day; wake up, get
dressed, eat breakfast and off to preschool.
Shirley and her mother took turns telling stories on the car ride to
school. Then a quick hug and kiss at the
classroom door and Shirley was off to play with her friends while her mother
went to run errands. After school
Shirley ran to her mother the instant she appeared in the doorway and gave her
a joyful hug. On the way home Shirley
told her mother all about her day. The
afternoon passed pleasantly as Shirley and her mother played together. At the usual time, Shirley’s father came home
from work and they sat at the table to eat dinner. It had been a very nice day indeed.
At 7:00pm Shirley’s mother said. “It’s time for your bath Shirley.”
Shirley stood up and was quiet for several moments
then spoke. “No. I don’t want to take a bath tonight.”
Shirley’s mother raised her eyebrow and looked at
Shirley. “It’s time for your bath honey. Let’s go.”
Shirley crossed her arms making a noise that sounded
like ‘hrumph’ and stood her ground. Shirley’s
mother was caught off guard. This was
new, now how should she deal with it?
First she tried being stern, then making a joke, then making a deal,
then threatening to take away privileges and finally begging. Nothing worked. Shirley’s mother slumped into a chair
clueless about what to do next.
At that moment, Shirley turned to her mother and
with the sweetest smile spoke. “Can it
be a play bath?”
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