Nah... you don't want to read this....

AHA! There is hope! if you're reading this, it means that there is some glimmer of hope that reverse psychology still works.

I wish I could "guide" my son more often through reverse psych. I love it love it love it!

DS and I play this "game." I tell him to NOT eat those veggies or whatever healthy food happens to be on the plate. And of course, he eats it. I tell him that "yeah... I'll help you get dressed." and he comes running with a super mischievous laugh and starts prancing in front of me to show off that he did it by himself.

Now don't get me wrong... he knows when I've said NO for real. There's no mistaking THAT kind of no. But this game of opposites certainly makes my life a little easier. I know that I can make lunch while he's [not] eating breakfast. I can actually get myself ready in the AM while he's [not] getting dressed by himself. I can clean the [fill in the blank!] when he's [not] cleaning up his toys.

Sometimes I wish I could do it on myself... like... DON'T EXERCISE or EAT THE CAKE. But whenever I say THAT to myself, I actually listen. So it doesn't quite work as well.

oh well...

I guess I'll just NOT clean the kitchen...