My 3 year old and I are locked in a battle, who will crack first? (lighthearted)

[PinkStripedLeggings]

She won't tidy her toys until I make her a cup of tea

I won't make her a cup of tea until she tidies her toys as I know she still won't tidy her toys if I make them.

There isn't many toys to put away; a book, a doll and some cars.

This has been going on since Nursery finished at lunchtime. I occasionally get asked "you make me cup of tea now?" I say not until toys are away, she says no, and goes back to sitting on the sofa with the cat....

Who will crack first?

[Pharlapwasthebest]

Nooooo, NEVER give in, that way lies ruin.

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

Oh dear Pink you did well to last so long. I can just image her sitting there thinking "now that wasn't so difficult was it mummy, if only you had done that the first time we wouldn't have had all this fuss."

[ifoundthebread]

Make it a race. I bet you can't tidy your toys away before the kettle boils. If you win you get a cup of tea, if you lose only I get a cup.

[HebeMumsnet]

Loving this. Is your child Theresa May, OP? Ask her which of her red lines she might be prepared to negotiate on. (Don't tell her we sent you).

[PinkStripedLeggings]

HebeMumsnet She says she doesn't like red can we change it to purple?

[Lllot5]

I love the the sound of your DD. She sounds great to me. Just remember in future she’s in charge you’llbe fine.

[ILoveMaxiBondi]

She says she doesn't like red can we change it to purple?

😂😂😂

[whiskeysourpuss]

Could you send her round when she's finished her tea... I've a pre-teen I can't get off the bloody PlayStation & I want to catch up on Madam Secretary - she may have better luck than I'm having

[PinkStripedLeggings]

Could you send her round when she's finished her tea... I've a pre-teen I can't get off the bloody PlayStation & I want to catch up on Madam Secretary - she may have better luck than I'm having

She doesn't want to come round right now, she's ready for bed, she says tomorrow maybe?

[GreenTulips]

Ting!! Round 2

Who’s going to win bathtime?

[PinkStripedLeggings]

Who’s going to win bathtime?

She had a bath before Nursery this morning (early riser) so I'll let you know in the morning

[Mememeplease]

Presumably that will be after you've taken her a cup of tea in bed?

[JessieMcJessie]

Hee hee. My 2.5 year old DS also loves a cup of weak milky decaf, he hasn’t quite got to the stage of demanding it with menaces yet but I’ll be on my guard. However he does use tea to incentivise me- “Mummy I watch TV and you have a cuppa tea?” 😀.

[MrsD28]

Love this thread! Almost 3 year old DS also loves a milky decaf tea. And also loves a stand-off...

[SmarmyMrMime]

DS once spent two hours watching the washing machine go round rather than tidy his toys. He was 5.

He's avaliable to hire out, but good luck negotiating a rate with him...

[Nesssie]

So she got the tea and didn't even tidy up the toys after?

[amusedbush]

She's a woman after my own heart!

When my cousin's son was 2 or 3 she asked him to tidy up after himself and he said, "Sorry, I'm busy just now". Doing what? Filling out your tax return??

[VelociraptorRex]

Definitely a future politician or hostage negotiator OP! Glad it's not just me - I'm stubborn, but my DS(3) takes it to Olympic level! Likes to tell me it's "too late now" if I try and negotiate

[Mememeplease]

I thought that too nessie but didn't want to derail a light hearted thread.
She should have tidied up or this will continue on to much bigger things, for much longer, as she gets older. By all means crack and get the tea first but don't let her get out of doing the thing she didn't want to do.

[Cathster]

This is hilarious! My three year old is starting to learn the art of negotiating herself. I can totally see why you cracked OP!

For instance, “I’ll eat that piece of fruit Mummy only if I can have a biscuit afterwards?” ummm...

@amusedbush I get “I’m busy” quite a lot from my child, along with “I’ve only got two hands” if she’s asked to pick up after herself

[amusedbush]

Cathster

[nowifi]

I'm impressed you can even get your child to tidy up can I send my 3 year old to your house please

[Toddlerteaplease]

Suggested she tidy while I make a cup of tea "No mummy that's not how it work, tea first"

Im dying. She's brilliant!

[Toddlerteaplease]

Ps. I haven't changed my name for this thread. I drink my tea the same way the OP's daughter does!

[GarthFunkel]

I remember my 3 year old deciding he was going to make his own lunch... so he wandered off and came back to the table with 3 packets of crisps. I said nice try mate, you need 3 different things. He rolled his eyes and pointed to pombears, crisps, mini-cheddars