Negotiations

Tess:  Mama, can I wear my square dress today?

Me:  Your square dress is in the laundry.  Remember we were planting yesterday and it got dirt on it?

Tess:  Oh. 

Me:  Do you want to wear your Valentine’s Day dress?

Tess:  No.  Can I wear my strawberry dress?

Me:  It’s also in the laundry.  How about your snowflake dress?  You can wear it with tights.

Tess:  Oooooo…kay. 

For a kid who doesn’t like to wear socks, she LOVES tights, but only with particular dresses.