We are in Costco. Me and my entourage of children. Grace in the front carrier, Daniel in the cart and the big boys trailing behind - trying to knock each other over and generally being quite boyish. What are they saying? "Mom, can we get that? Mom, can we try that?" What am I saying? "No, not today."
Thomas has invented a new way to ask for things which makes me seem less mean, and probably makes him less disappointed: "Mom, can we buy that someday?" Most of the time I can say yes to that one.
Nonetheless, here we are on our Costco trip and although I am saying "no" kindly and explaining why: "we already have your granola bars, goldfish, and peanut butter pretzels, those are all the treats we really should buy." I don't feel very fun. I feel quite un-fun, actually.
So, totally uncharacteristic of me, I start brainstorming on how Costco can be more fun for them, with me saying "no" less. Are you ready for this? I give them a price range, maybe under $8, and each time we come to Costco they can take turns choosing something special. A food item that I don't usually get. Also, it can't be candy. I don't want an $8 pack of Skittles or something in my pantry, that would maybe be too fun - if there is such a thing.
I haven't tried this out yet, but I'm hopeful it will be a good thing.
Fun can be simple!
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My boys loved going to costco with me. It was always super-fun for them because I let them try every single last sample and then we picked one of our favorite sampled items to purchase. They called it going to costco for appletizers!
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