Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Bad Example?

When are we teaching our children bad habits and do we realize them a little too late? I am so at fault. I have a horrible habit of drinking milk out of my cereal bowl in the morning. Laugh if you want, but you know you've done it once or twice or maybe every day. Almond milk is so good...I'm seriously not letting it go to waste. Occasionally I pour it in my hot chocolate of coffee, but most mornings I tip the bowl and enjoy. Guess what little mini me has the same bad habit? My poor two year old can't stand to leave her leftover milk (she gets almond milk in her cereal too). It drives me crazy when she drinks out of her bowl, but what can I say when I do the same thing? At least she's polite and asks every day, but if I tell her "no" it is a fight that lasts at least a few minutes. And how can I debate with the kid when I do the same thing?