Mateo is sneaky. He knows that parents don’t always communicate perfectly, and attempts to use this to his advantage. A common interaction will go like this:
Linda: Mateo, time for bed
Mateo: No, Papa said one more minute
or:
Ilya: Ok, we read two books and then pajama time!
Mateo: Mama said five books
Naturally, we hadn’t said anything like that. Sometimes, both of us will be in the room and protest, saying that said no such thing. Or Mateo will forget that we remember what we ourselves said and the interaction will be like:
Linda: Mateo, time for bed
Mateo: Papa said one more minute
Linda: No, Papa didn’t say one more minute!
Mateo: Then Mama said one more minute!
Apparently, telling little white lies is a fairly normal part of child development.
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