Two More Minutes

Lillian loves this phrase.  It is the final warning before playtime is all done, cleanup will commence, and rest times quickly follow.  I'm quite certain she doesn't know that it is not a great deal of time, but she responds with great excitement, 'Two More Minutes!?!' in her super-squeeliest voice ever.  Or maybe she has the right perspective and realizes that any amount of play time is something to be thrilled about.  Either way, she likes to hear it, likes to say it, and likes to ask for it.  If I don't give her the usual '5 minute' countdown she will look at me and say, with her finger wagging at the floor, 'You may have two more minutes!' Lillian also will remind her dolls that they likewise have two more minutes before it is time for their rest. She is a stringent dictator when it comes to doll rest-times, but they love and respect her for it. At least that's what I tell myself when my countdowns make their final mark and she breaks into the occasional tempestuous two year old tears. Children respect their parents for enforcing nap time.  Children respect their parents for enforcing nap time. Children respect their parents......