The Negotiator

My daughter's negotiation skills are second to none! She managed to do in five minutes what I have failed at for over a year! To get Daddy to agree to adopt another pup. Here's how it went down:

On our walk this morning she spots a tiny dog walking with his human, we meet him and his name is Max. Max is an adorable miniature terrier type dog. Bella cries when we have to say goodbye to Max.

Two houses down along our walk is a house with another small breed dog in the yard. Bella cries to daddy "I want THREE puppies Daddy!" "Three LITTLE puppies!" and daddy gives her his standard answer "We already have a dog and a cat, we don't need anymore mouths to feed, we are NOT getting any more animals." Bells turns on the crocodile tears and the puppy dog eyes and says "But I love the little doggies Daddy, I love them!" "I want THREE puppies!" Daddy says "There is NO way you are getting 3 puppies, besides I don't want a little dog that yaps all the time." Then I say "not all little dogs are yappers" and he turns to me and says "How are we even talking about this, we are NOT going to have 3 dogs!"

Bells is still going on and on about how she loves little dogs and she wants 3, and she LOVES them. Then daddy says "Bella, you already have a cat and a dog, that is TWO pets, ONE more would make three." At this point my ears perk up and I can't contain my smile, I know he is caving! "One more daddy?" Says Bella. "Oh Bella we can't afford another mouth!" and then.... "Ok if you get rid of your diapers all the way... no more pull ups, all big girl panties all the time, I will trade the cost of your diapers for the cost of dog food for another LITTLE dog."

I almost jumped for joy!! Bells says "I already AM a big girl, I don't need diapers daddy, I'm not a baby!" and daddy says "Ok, show me for a month you are a big girl and if I don't have to buy any diapers then we will look for a little dog to adopt."

And that is how Bella talked her daddy in to letting her get another dog when he has told mama no for over a year.

 

I mean really, how can you say no to her, she is even dressed for business today!