That memory is now a distant past! Lately I have claimed that chocolate spread turns mustard yellow (like peanut butter, but not peanut butter!) so I can add peanut butter on chocolate spread sandwitches. I have cloaked vegetables in unsuspecting places and claimed they never existed.
Recently in the morning I was prepping a dress for the little girl to wear that day. It was a special day at school and she could wear a spring dress instead of the uniform that day. Initially the little girl asked me to pick out 3 dresses for her, lay them out next to each other and then, she'll choose one of them to wear that day. Incidentally, a week or so back, on valentines' day Friday, I had picked out 4 clothing options for her to wear for their valentines' day party at school. And she had gone with a fifth option- a dress of her own choosing. This time, I was wiser. I told her I'm going to choose just 1 dress and that's the one she must wear. She gave me a non commital look.
Later, when she saw the one I had picked, it met with instant approval. The dress was mostly red with little white flowers all over. It also had blue flower, blue ribbons on the waist, and a blue piping on the knees. I picked out blue tights which exactly matched the color of the blue in the dress. In my silliness, I took out another option for tights, also blue, but a shade lighter- not the exact shade as the dress.
Guess which tights the little girl wanted to wear? The other blue - the one that does not match the dress! It baffled me, but I realized arguing is useless.
Instead, I resorted to trickery! I hid the other lighter blue tights and claimed the one that matches is in fact, the one she liked and wanted. Everyone was happy!
Isn't all's well that ends well?
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