Fun times with an almost-2-year-old

- Orange juish peesh.

- OK, would you like this cup?

- No!

- This one then?

- No! No!

- Little man, there are only two clean cups, it has to be one of these.

- NO!

- Fine then, no orange juice.

- Wor-tah!

- OK, water.

(Filling of water bottle)

- No. No wor-tah. Juish.

- You want juice in your water bottle?

- Yeah.

- OK.

(Tipping of water onto plant)

- No!! Wor-tah!!

- OK, I'll put some more water in your bottle.

- No! Dat wor-tah! Dat wor-tah! (pointing at plant)

- Lukan, you said you didn't want water, you wanted juice, so I gave the water to the plant.

- NO NO NO!!

(Dramatic flinging of blankie to floor, lying of head on table, sobbing)

(Several repeats of asking for the water in the plant, followed by dramatic sobbing)

(Ignoring of said dramatics)

- Juish!

- You want some juice?

- Yeah!

(Finally, 15 minutes after the first request for juice, the juice is drunk)

(But now there's no time for breakfast)

(Sigh)