Yes, Please

The twos are upon us. Terrible or terrific? I will tend to the "terrific" term, although I can see the challenges that bring about the "terrible" reputation of this age. We are in the middle of the most oft repeated phrase at our house, "NO MAMA!" or "NO DADDY!" (caps intended for accuracy).

Before he decided to be so contrary, he was a sweet little guy with manners. In those days, David's most used phrase was "Yes, please."

• David, do you want some cheese? "Yes please."
• David, should we go buh-bye? "Yes please."
• David, can I have a hug? "Yes please."
• David, do you want to be tickled? "Yes please."

Sweetest thing in the world to hear our little toddler voice respond so frequently with a "Yes please." Then he learned to say NO. And everything changed.

But this past week he seemed to remember how nice it was to say "yes please" to everything. I was so glad to see it come back! For a whole week we had a refreshing oasis of "yes, please."

But alas. He's back to the negatory.

Thank you, kind little sir, for your good manners. Is there anything we can do to coax them to stick around?