Everyone knows you can never win when Granny is around. Well that is the normal theory, in my house we have two scenarios one, they are BFF’s and they can do no harm or two, my mother and daughter is so alike the war starts at 16:00 and never stops until my mother admits defeat. So last night after being away from home for 12 hours and seeing Lily for the first time that day, I walk into the whose IPad is this war. That wasn’t always the case since Lily was never much phased what my mom was doing on the IPad, until one Monday after Lily fell and was sobbing for about an hour and my mom decided to let her play a game with her for distraction. Seeing the disaster this would cause, since I know my two year old, I warned my mom not to give her the IPad every time she makes a funny noise. But once again Granny cannot stand to see her baby doll sad.
So back to last night, I came home, did not even reach the door when I heard the loud shouts and argument. This being the second night in a row I decided that’s it all gloves off. I came barging into the house making an even louder noise and fuss than them. I asked then in the sternest voice I could muster, if it felt nice to see me like this for the first time today. You will not believe it but it worked, Lily immediately stopped yelling and just looked at me all wide eyed, my mom was so flustered because I am fighting with both of them. They both just sat there looking at me in shock. The rest of the evening was bliss, no yelling, arguments or issues, just the occasional sideways glance to see if I am still mad, and of course Lily went back to her normal loveable, adorable and cheeky self. The joys of parenthood. Scary how you sometimes have to lose your cool before they realize that you are serious.
If only I knew that that would work every single time, or maybe I can put them both in the naughty corner