My son was genuinely nice at wheedling out of getting into trouble.
My partner thought it was cute when he gave her the puppy dog face, until she figured out it happened most when he did something wrong.
I seldom fell for that ploy, so he didn’t try it with me. I knew he was only three, but he needed to know right from wrong; At three years old, he was a usual Dennis the Menace as well as he was rambunctious. Nothing was safe when he was near. He had already broken most of our glasses as well as some of our furniture. It was done maliciously, but he thinks he is invincible… Last week, I caught him climbing on top of the air conditioning unit. He had his slide over to the AC component as well as was trying to get on top. I told him he had to get off the a/c before he broke. He told me he wanted to be taller. I didn’t care what he wanted, I wanted him off the AC component before he fell. I knew he wouldn’t break it. My son gave me the puppy dog face, as well as I grabbed him off the air conditioning component as well as swatted his bottom. I wanted him to know there were consequences if he didn’t listen. My partner came as well as told me our son had told her what happened, as well as she wasn’t glad. She said her baby was in tears because I didn’t love him. I told her love doesn’t repair an air conditioning unit, as well as told her he was jumping on top of it. She agreed with me, because it wasn’t safe for him to crawl up there.