Monday, December 28, 2009

and the winner is...

dear anonymous parenting magazine,

whomever's idea it was to ensure that your preschooler does not win every game she plays, clearly does not have a 3 1/2 year old named ada. after playing the 1000th round of chutes and ladders/the ladybug game/candyland (oh wait, not candyland, as ada has officially chewed up several of the candy cards), i finally won! i did it for the betterment of my child. no, i did not brag or rub it in, i just made it to home base first. quietly and serenely.

it will never happen again. my daughter lost it. she screamed "i don't want to be a loser" for twenty minutes. tears flowed. i tried reasoning with her. i reassured her that she was still a "winner". but really i just learned that she will win every game i play with her until further notice. or maybe forever.

sincerely,
courtney

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