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Xelindrya
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How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
She’s too smart for her own good.
Spelling doesn’t work. She grabs the context of a topic without the word and will TELL you the word you are spelling. “Are you talking about buying me juice so I can take the spicy medicine?” (mind you I was spelling Amox). What I said was “For the A-M-O-X I need some J-U” So much for covert discussions.
You can (and we have) started a conversation mid-sentence about something AROUND a topic you are avoiding and she’ll zero in on it and tell you what you are avoiding.
We took her to the doctor today to have her cut looked at and to see if the stitches could come out. The nurse tried to skirt a few topics and AJ finished all her sentences. Freaked out the nurse. She had to grab a head nurse who came in and kinda spooked AJ but she too got caught up and AJ immediately called her out on her lies. Told her what she wanted to really say, how she meant to say it and what it meant to AJ. Well hell!
What she said was “They are dissolvable, but it will take weeks longer to heal, unless we get the knots off, then the healing time is much faster” AJ said (with no pause) “So I can go home and they will go away all by itself. You can’t touch me, I don’t want to you”.
Nurse looked at me and said “But I never said anything” Yeah well she figured it out. She’s not here so you can tickle her toes. The first nurse looked justified. It was a very long morning at this point. All I could do was tell AJ this…
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Easy way is you let them do their jobs and we can leave. Hard way is I have to push on your chest, face, and arms while daddy has to hold your legs and they will still do their jobs. Either way we HAVE to do this.
She actually CHOSE the hard way. “Hard way, but can I have a kiss first” man she kills me. So a kiss then it was lay down and let the screaming begin! That poor nurse was spooked. My kid was screaming as LOUD as I have EVER heard her scream. I think that nurse was shaking when done. But once it was done, it was just a rush into my arms and tears flowed but she got over it before we even made it out to the waiting room. Skipping along no less.. stinker!
To which she told an old man in the waiting room
“It doesn’t hurt but it’s good to scream, sometimes”
I am in SOOOOO much trouble with this little smarty pants!
gotta figure out a way to talk around this kiddo! or just give up! LOL I refuse to lie to her so its been difficult to figure out a happy medium.
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ThreeforTea
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How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
no advice but I just have to say your DD is too cute and soo funny!!!!
Message edited 5/21/2013 12:43:21 PM.
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| Posted 5/21/13 12:40 PM |
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Xelindrya
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How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
Thanks.. she’s a handful but I would have it no other way. I won’t lie though, its days like today I’m glad I’m one and done! LOL She’s a true adventure!
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| Posted 5/21/13 12:48 PM |
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AngnShaun
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How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
She is too much!!! I mean that in a good way! I hope she uses her powers for good! LOL
I have no advice for you!
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| Posted 5/21/13 12:51 PM |
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kahlua716
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Re: How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
Posted by AngnShaun
She is too much!!! I mean that in a good way! I hope she uses her powers for good! LOL
I have no advice for you!
 
Good luck with this one!
One great thing- sounds like she won't take crap from any boys someday! 
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| Posted 5/21/13 1:00 PM |
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ny55angel
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Re: How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
No advice just 
She keeps it up she is going to do great things! Forget about not taking crap from boys...she isn't going to take crap from anyone!
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| Posted 5/21/13 1:50 PM |
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Traysee
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How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
LOL so funny.
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| Posted 5/21/13 2:34 PM |
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nycgirl
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Re: How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
Very cute.
How about talking to her like an adult? I see it working for some of my co workers.
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| Posted 5/21/13 3:47 PM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
Posted by nycgirl
Very cute.
How about talking to her like an adult? I see it working for some of my co workers.
LOL that's what started this!!
I can’t remember when I posted it but I don’t baby talk her. And I have always asked medical professionals to talk TO her not around her. I am honest with her always. I tell her a shot will hurt but she’ll be better fast. I tell her she has to do things that aren’t fun because it will make her better. Life is harsh and I don’t hide that from her.
There is not cookie, lollipop or ice cream for medical stuff. It is part of life. I hurts to make you better. Your reward is my appreciation and admiration.
She ran from me in a store and I got upset and told her to never do that (I watched her the whole time but her defiance to run further annoyed me). I said what if some mean man or woman took you, then what?
Well a few months later in a mall she says to me...that she needs to see me all the time because if not a bad man will take her and I can’t see her anymore, she can’t hold me, she can’t cry for me because I won’t come because I can’t find her and I will forever be sad.
WHO SAYS that at 4!?
But she’s right and I told her so. I’ve had some fairly deep conversations with her. Mostly in my home but some in front of doctors. I think its made her who she is. She knows I won’t lie to her. If she asks me will this hurt, I will say yes. Is this medicine yucky, I don’t know. If she says it is yucky then I say “im sorry but you have to”. I told her it makes me sad that she doesn’t take her medicine like she should because I only do this to make her healthy. That was a year ago I think with some illness. Now she takes her meds and HATES them but told me “You only do this because you love me too much right” Umm yeah, what? “because spicy medicine makes me better?” Yes darling it does. “You are sad when I am sick, right?” yes very sad “Ok I’ll be brave”
I always felt frustrated when I was younger that people assumed I didn’t understand them or could not comprehend ‘adult conversation’ but I always could. I still resent that now, because I was right then but they ignored me. My father has had the good sense to admit he was wrong but was doing the best he could. Ironically, now I'm his key advisor! LOL
If AJ has an opinion about something I listen to her, ask her to explain it logically, question her answers and force her to THINK it out. If she can convince me she has thought it out and her logic is basically sound, I will go with what she proposes. Always. I never dismiss her because she’s 4. We have a rule. If you are speaking you get our full attention. Everything she says is taken as seriously as if anyone else said it. If she says something in front of a doctor/teacher etc and they try to over talk or interrupt her I will ask AJ to wait then tell the doctor “Excuse me, I’m sorry but AJ was speaking” then ask AJ to finish. Of course reverse is true. If they are speaking first I ask them to wait and inform her she needs to wait.
I am HORRIBLY bias tho. I’m her mom.
But her comprehensive levels are darned scary. Nothing gets past her. Not sure I can explain it. She puts things together with very little information. And dang it if she isn’t generally right (and when she’s wrong its HILIARIOUS!)
Its just a strange 'thing' about her. I love it but I look around and wonder is anyone else having this struggle with a kid who actually DOES know it all? LOL
Of course then we sit last night arguing that 20 is NOT bigger than 100 when counting in 10s
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| Posted 5/21/13 5:04 PM |
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KwaaksNest
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How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
Sounds like my son...He is very quick also to pick up on things. He comes out with great things that is way over his head.
No advice because i have none for myself but just know your not alone
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Mags1227
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Re: How do you talk AROUND a smarty pant kid?
i am saving this post!
DS isn't even 3 yet and the things that come out of him shock us sometimes. and he remembers everything!
i have a feeling i'll be exactly where you are in a few years.
good luck!
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