Negotiating

I'm learing the art of negotiating.

The first rule; timing is everything. If, for instance, you want to sleep in mum and dad's bed fussing won't get you very far before midnight. Big bed happy hour is at about 4am. At that time nobody really has the time, energy, or will to 'shush' me back to sleep.

I always take care to wait until my tummy lands on mum before I shut my eyes and fall asleep, just to let mum know it's an effective way of both of us getting a few more hours of shut-eye. Dad says it's sometimes a bit of a shock to open his eyes in the morning and see me lying on mum's tummy, staring right at him.

The second rule; who needs a second rule when the first rule works so well!