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I guess dad got the same pretzel? I'd have just switched if it was different and used the decision the boy made as a learning experience.
That's exactly what I did.
Little Shirts and I were at the bank near our mall, and we heard about the free pretzel thing from the teller. Not ones to miss free food, we went. I got a plain salted pretzel, Little Shirts got the cinnamon sugar (he's 2.25 years old, and he managed to correctly pronounce cinnamon on his first try when I asked him what kind he thought he wanted). Fortunately, he liked it (and shared a small piece with me), but I was prepared to trade if he didn't.
I didn't even think about it. That kind of thing has almost become instinct now, and I don't have any parenting (or even babysitting) experience beyond Little Shirts.
Oh, and the "he's just a little boy" line... So, what, getting a free pretzel is some kind of hardship and we should feel sorry for your kid? No. You lose. Good day, sir.
I suspect that... inside every adult (sometimes not very far inside) is a bratty kid who wants everything his own way.
- Bill Watterson My co-workers: They're there when they need me.
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