Saturday, January 16, 2010

It's all in how you ask.

I've found that re-wording questions with Elena can make a big difference in convincing her to do something. I'm waiting for the day she catches on. Here are 2 recent examples (both conversations happen on a regular basis):

Me: Do you want some bread?
Elena: No.
Me: Do you want toast?
Elena: Yeah, but I want it cold.
Me: You mean you don't want me to toast it.
Elena: Yup.
So...you want bread.

Me: Do you want to wear pigtails today?
Elena: No!!
Me: Do you want a ponytail?
Elena: Yeah! I want 2 of them.

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