Manners
“Can I have another nut?” Tettie asks me, as we all sit around the garden table. She’s finished hers quickly. Her sisters sit quietly on either side, mouths still busy crunching away.
I look at her and raise one eyebrow, hoping my expression will be enough of a prompt. It isn’t.
I wait a moment longer then give in. “Ask nicely, please?”
“Please,” she immediately replies, which would have been sufficient until recently. But we’ve moved on now, and are trying to get please added to requests to start with, and so avoid this whole ritual of asking for a “please”.
“Uh-uh,” I counter. “All together.”
But instead of “Can I have another nut, please”, all three girls reply in unison:
“Pleeease!”
I should know by now that it’s not that easy.
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Your girls are just too cute – you must have hundreds of these lovely little memories stored away – what a priceless gift for the girls as they get older. Your blog is just fantastic and really puts a smile on my face. Keep it up.
Zarina
8 Jun 08 at 8:39 pm
So adorable…
Debbie
10 Jun 08 at 1:58 pm
Nice try pops, but you are greatly outnumbered by the mischeivousness of said triplets. They are incredibly cute
MadWomanMeg
20 Jun 08 at 1:28 am
Sounds like you’re bringing up the cast of Airplane! there.
liz
23 Jun 08 at 4:49 am