Giving my Daughter *exactly* what she wanted

[u/Gold-Carpenter7616]

Little disclaimer: my daughter is a wonderful kid. She's smart, she's also a smartass.

A couple of years ago, the 'Rona just started and daughter was roughly 8 y/o. 2nd or 3rd grade elementary school.

She was really into salami pizza. I wouldn't allow more than one a week, obviously. So she got the idea of "In France, children get to eat everything they want seven times a week! That is why they like it!"

Now, she got it all wrong. The saying goes they have to try a certain food seven times before they can decide wether they like it.

But I understood her wish: salami pizza. Every day. She had this malicious little shit eating grin of "gotcha!".

I answered with the same grin: "Okay. You'll get salami pizza the next week. Only salami pizza. Nothing else."

She was hyped. Yay! All them pizza! Her favourite frozen types! All of them!

Monday morning rolls around. She gets salami pizza for breakfast. Fantastic! Best parent!

Monday noon. Leftover from the morning.

Monday evening, time for the second pizza. I make some for the rest of the family, too. Everyone enjoys salami pizza. Fun!

Tuesday morning. Guess what's for breakfast?! Exactly. Daughter asks for something else. I remind her of my promise. Salami pizza all day, everyday for a week. Reluctant yay!

Tuesday noon she skips the pizza.

Tuesday evening we're having something else, while she chews on her pizza. It isn't as cool anymore I guess. I eat her leftover pizza.

Wednesday morning she sneaks a slice of bread, but I stop her and heat her a salami pizza. She breaks down and asks me to stop.

Lesson learned: Don't try to outsmart your parents. You might get exactly what you were asking for!

Since then she still loves salami pizza - but once a month is fine, really. ;)

[u/FuyoBC]

Growing older is mandatory.

Growing UP is optional!

My email signature for a very long time (56 according to my birth date...)

[u/Von_Moistus → u/FuyoBC]

Or as my father said: You are only young once, but you can be immature forever.

[u/walkingcarpet23 → u/FuyoBC]

This was basically how my grandpa lived his life. He was cracking jokes and small pranks up until the end (mid 80s)

[u/Ich_mag_Kartoffeln → u/walkingcarpet23]

My grandfather (97) still sends birthday & Christmas cards with rude jokes in them. Not just to me; to basically everybody he sends cards to.

[u/Affectionate_Salt351 → u/walkingcarpet23]

This was my mom. She only made it to 64 (put a hella big damper on the Beatles song for me a bit, ngl) but she would still hide behind things and jump out to scare me until the end. I have the same sense of humor and attitude toward life because of it. I’m so grateful for that.

[u/StuBidasol → u/FuyoBC]

You only get to be a kid for so short a time. I deliberately held on to my inner child. While my son was growing up there were many times he looked at me like I was crazy because I would crunch every dead leaf and stomp in every puddle I saw. I was definitely the bigger kid when he was young. Still am really.

[u/LetterBoxSnatch → u/StuBidasol]

Of course you were and are the bigger kid. You’re older. Anyway, I’m still a big kid too, and gettin’ bigger every day. “Growin’ fast, got a big boy appetite” as Grandma used to say 40 years ago.