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Thursday, April 06, 2006
Is "innocent manipulation" an oxymoron?
Girlie arrived at our bedside at 7:15 this morning -- a normal time for her. She was in her jammies, also normal except when aliens are running experiments.  Aliens popped by twice in the last -- well, forever -- and didn't realize that getting dressed before being nagged was normal human behavior for Girlie (thusly they were recognized as aliens).  Anyway, last night I'd put a stack of clean clothes in her room so this morning I suggested that she go find an outfit for today before heading downstairs.
Girlie:  "Why do I have to get dressed so early?"
Me:  "It's not that early.  You need to get dressed before school so why not now before we're all in a rush not to be late?"
Girlie:  "I only got dressed by myself those two times to keep you away from making me do it every day."
Me:  laughing on the outside but on the inside being VERY afraid of her teenagerhood.  She's only in first grade. 
Okay, it's plain old manipulation on her part, I just called it "innocent manipulation" because she hasn't figured out that she doesn't need to tell us about it.
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And from my seven year old, "I'm only helping you cook dinner because I could use the money."
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