'No' How

Last weekend I was delighted to have a precious old friend in town! And by 'old' I mean that we've been friends since age 8; this is not am admission of being old. Anyhow- Gilbert stayed with me and we had a fantastic time.

Since sister Sarah now lives in Oman, it isn't easy for her to swing by and say hello. As such, she hadn't had the chance to meet mademoiselle Madeleine so we proMptly fixed that.

While we were visiting the little curly haired monster, she of course looked up and asked me for "oh oh oh" (yes, I still shamelessly dole out beyonce songs and other iPhone entertainment on demand) so I regaled little miss with her favorite song and she effortlessly completed her repetoire of related tricks. Once interest was waining, I hit pause and got the predicted "uh-oh!!". But didn't restart it.

You see, it's about 50/50 that she'll insist it turn back on vs losing interest all together. Oh, she wanted to still hear it alright and I was bombarded with the sweet question: "oh oh oh". And again with expressive eyebrows and a little sadder: "oh oh oh..."?

So I say to Sarah, "i mean, really? How can I say no to that?". Thankfully, Madeleine quickly let me know by responding "oh oh oh, no-no. oh oh oh, no-no." and repeating it a dozen more times, waving her finger before laying her head down and giving up.

So apparently THAT is how you tell a 20-month old "no"

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