Nicholas has become a master negotiator. Or some might call it a master manipulator. And sometimes (okay, most of the time) I give in, either because he makes such a good point that I can't resist or because I'm tired. But it has gotten seriously out of hand and so I have vowed not to give in. So far we're on day 2 of this resolution so we'll see how long it lasts.
Tonight was a major epic meltdown that involved some very clever attempts to box me into a corner as well as some very heavy-handed "don't you want me to be happy?" types of comments. But I held strong and left him in his bed sobbing with the threat that if he came out he would lose the freeze pop he had been promised for tomorrow night. And he stopped crying a minute after and I haven't heard a peep in the last 20 minutes. I'm hoping he is asleep but I'm afraid to check. We'll see hwo this goes.
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