"Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes, The rest sit 'round it and pluck blackberries."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh

Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Correct Use of If Clauses

Background Information:

Yesterday, at Grandma's, E made the following statement:

"But Mom, if I eat all my toast, there won't be room in my stomach for my treat."

To Grandma this made perfect sense. After all, she is a Grandma. So, the treat magically appeared.

This Morning:

"Mom, I am not hungry for real food. I am hungry for a treat."

"Well, we don't have treats for breakfast."

"You are not being nice. Nice people are people who give their children treats. Mean people don't give their children treats."

"Well, you're not having a treat."

"Then I will not be happy."

"That's your decision."

Later, as we all waved at the door to say goodbye to Daddy, E continued to moan. She then yelled across the backyard.

"I will NOT be happy until you give me a treat."

Well, then....

2 comments:

Heidi said...

I can't tell you how many time Erik has told me that he doesn't have room in his tummy for dinner, he only has room in his tummy for a cookie! Silly kidlets.

Kassie said...

Why can't it be that toast or broccoli is a treat- Its too bad she may never be happy again...poor E!