Do any of you have 22-month-olds who refuse to get out of the car? As soon as I unbuckle Cole, he immediately leaps out of his seat and flings himself to the opposite side of the car. I used to bother with begging, chasing him around the car, climbing in the car and physically removing him, and all manner of embarrassing antics. No more.
My latest bit of mommy wisdom (and evil trickery): Go into the house (we park in the garage), close the door and hit the panic button on the key ring. Let it honk about 5 or 6 times, then turn the panic button off. Open the door and you will see your 22-month-old perched on the edge of the doorway, ready to leap from the car, all too anxious to be picked up by mommy and taken into the house (with little heart just racing).
Oh, and try not to laugh.
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Magical Wizard Gnomies
4 hours ago
Uugh! Anna does the same thing! I wish I had a panic button and a garage! :)
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