Lately Edward has been asserting his independence by vehemently rejecting (for no reason) any plans I suggest. Last night I suggested we visit the new grocery store with a huge prepared food section to pick up items for a picnic dinner to take to the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. We could eat, the boys could ride their scooters and John and I could stroll around the lake on a pleasant July evening.
Edward's reaction to the idea: "NO!"
Why? "NO!"
OK, you can stay home by yourself. We'll be back in about an hour and a half.
This is mostly a bluff on my part because I know he is too scared to stay home alone. However, I think he could stay alone for a short time and would follow through if he actually called my bluff. I wouldn't put it out there otherwise.
So I'm telling Daniel to put his shoes on so we can go and calling upstairs to Edward that we'll be home by 7:30.
"NO!!! I don't want to stay home alone!!"
OK, then come get your shoes on and get in the car.
**Stomps downstairs and proceeds to put on two different shoes**
I think he was attempting to extend the argument and hoping that I would force him to wear matching shoes. Sorry kid, not gonna engage on that level. He's apparently just as stubborn as I am and went ahead with his sartorial statement.
It ended up being a beautiful night, and we did have a nice time together. Truly, once we left home, Edward abandoned the attitude, eating dinner and happily propelling his scooter around the lake. We tried to find some rocks to skip, but mostly just ended up throwing to see how far they would go.
