the list

whenever eli asks for a toy in a store i say, "we'll put it on your Christmas/birthday list."  This is a great tactic that i learned from my mom.  it diverts attention away from impulse buying without saying "no" all the time.

with Christmas around the corner, toys are everywhere in every store in mass amounts.  so there's been a lot of, "we'll put it on the list" flying around.  today at costco he saw something he wanted and asked to put it on the list.  i said, "i donno eli, your list is getting pretty full."  his reply, "can you get a new piece of paper or something?" right, why didn't i think of that?