The Smell of Little Pong

No!

This is Freyja's favourite word, usually shouted defiantly and often accompanied with a stamp of the foot. I am sure I have the most miserable 2 year old around.

'Would you like something to eat?' - 'No!'
'Would you like to play with your puzzle' - 'No!'
'Will you come here so mummy can get you dressed?' - 'No!'
'Are you ready to say to sorry?' -'No!'
'No banana!'
'No kiwi fruit!'
'No apple!'
'No green cup!'
'Not this one!'

If it isn't 'No!' it is 'No like'

'No like thunder'
'No like snow'
'No like this one' (that's the electric heater in the bathroom)
'No like coat' (to the gorgeous coat my mum wanted to buy her)
'No like glasses' (to the sunglasses my mum had bought her and which she had just been parading around in)

It is exhausting keeping up with her list of don't wants and dislikes. In fact, it is very difficult to get anything right at all in Freyja's world:

Me: 'Would you like an apple?
F: 'No!'
Me: 'Okay, how about a banana?'
cue frantic stamping, wailing and often throwing herself to the floor
F: 'No, want apple, want apple!!'

F: 'Watch Bob the Builder'
Me: 'Okay'
2 seconds later
F: 'No Bob the Builder, watch Caterpillar'
Me: Okay
2 seconds later
F: No Caterpillar, want Bob the Builder'

Arrgggghhhhhh!!!!!!!

posted by solveig @ 11:13 AM