Last Thursday, as I was getting ready for Hip Hop class, Lotta and Ben had discovered a bottle of Burt's Bee's lotion. I adore Burt's Bee's, its honey smell, it's 99 percent pure, so pure you could actually eat it, should you become hungry during your lotioning. The way Lotta puts on lotion is she slathers a huge quantity on, then uses a cloth to wipe it off. I could not let my wonderful lotion meet this fate. I mean come on!
As soon as Lotta was turned the other way, I moved the lotion to a less visible location. Which, of course, was quite sad for our beloved heroine.
My mom is visiting so she was in charge of Lotta's bedtime, while I was Hip Hopping. They went upstairs together and read in bed. Afterwards, Lotta requested that her mommy stop hurting her feelings (because of the previously mentioned lotion incident). Then she told my mom that she would be back in "one minute". Previously, I'd told my mom of this trick, wherein Lotta then disappears, never to be seen or heard from again...When my mom resisted, Lotta said she needed to give hugs and kisses to her dad and brother. Hard to say no to that! This time, she accomplished her task and returned promptly.
Lotta laid in bed with my mom, feeling quite squiggly, continually flopping and moving about. Finally, she started making sleeping noises. So convincing was her performance, that she actually fell asleep. Those are some acting skills our young Lotta has!
as a Mother of 4 haven't you learned the art of deception? Empty the good stuff into a blah-looking container for your use; fill the Burt's Bee container with some inexpensive lotion and she can slather all she wants while your favorite is for only your use.
ReplyDeletePS: maybe that isn't a Mother deception but rather a middle child deception - I should have taught you sooner.
Great plan! I actually went to walmart and purchased Lotta her own pink baby lotion. I knew the main thing for Lotta was to have a pump. Cost of lotion $2, peacefulness has been restored.
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