It's rainding!

W. George might become a meterologist. He enjoys the weather report, and would probably recognise both TV3 weather presenters - Toni and Mike - on the street like long lost parents. He watches the sky for approaching clouds and the first drop of wetness he abandons his bike and hurtles inside yelling
' Mum - it's rainding!'
then comes the motivation for all his weathervane activity -
' watch a movie?'.

It all started when I avoided putting on the TV for months during the summer because I'd told him ' we only watch movies when it is raining, dear'. But even the most incredible summers come to an end and this morning it is indeed raining. And he's now totally absorped in the Piglet Movie.

Setting the rules is tricky. There is no room for grey in the mind of a toddler, things are absolute and even the concept of later, tomorrow or not now are two complex for those fluffy little frontal lobes he's got. For example, he doesnt know how to lie .... when asked ' why is your brother crying?' he says ' I bit him'. He is just learning that there are different angles on truth - another answer to this question was ' he put his finger under my wheel' (i.e. as I biked past).

So how do I explain that the TV rule for the summer is not going to be the same in the rainy days to come? That my answer will depend on what time of day it is, how I am feeling, how desperately I need to get dinner on undisturbed? How do I introduce the fact that I can change my mind, change the rules randomly and that I have total and absolute say on what goes?

No wonder they keep asking the same questions over and over - incase the answer magically changes. No wonder these 2 year olds throw almighty tantrums. Parents are totally frustrating to live with. Maybe that's why W. George can relate to watching the weather, whatever Toni and Mike say, the clouds and wind are likely to make up the rules as they go along.

HOORAY FOR littlies magazine.. and their recipes this month. We munched the Ginger Crunch and The Kisses were delicious!