Am I catering too much to this child? It seems he wants something to eat for every seat at the table, including the baby's seat. He declined oatmeal and instead choose lemon yogurt, followed by a peanut butter sandwich and a chocolate Nutella sandwich, both folded over with crusts removed, "squirt juice" (flavored water enhancer) IN a bottle WITH a straw and CRUSHED ice (what a diva!) Then we moved on to chips and salsa, then another round of chips and salsa but this time he spread the salsa onto the chips and called them little pizzas so I gave him some cheese to sprinkle on top, then he wanted the cheese to be melted (if you give a mouse a cookie...) After I returned the plate to him, he felt it was time for another prayer, which was fine, then he had a slice of fresh pineapple and we are looking at an hour and a half spent on breakfast! And he'll want lunch in an hour, trust me.
My alternative would be to be more of a "no" Mom. But that means I get to spend my morning dealing with tears and power struggles. Is that better for him?? Does he need to "just get used to hearing it"? Am I an odd mother for being so flexible with his various whims? He did do the drink nearly by himself. I do pick my battles. There ARE things he's not allowed to do. : )
