Setting: Nathan is in a stage these days where he protests getting into the bathtub, but once he’s in, he doesn’t want to come back out! Since I’ve learned my lesson from the last few slippery-toddler-in-bathtub tantrums (ack! Everything is slippery and people get hurt!) I was trying to come up with a way to entice Nathan out of the tub tonight.
Me: “Hey Nathan, do you want to get out of the tub and get some crackers?”
Nathan: (shakes his head no)
Me: “Do you want a waffle?”
Nathan: (shakes his head no)
Me: “How about, um, pretzels?”
Nathan: (enthusiastically signs “yes”)
Me: “Really, pretzels? Okay! How about something to drink with them? Do you want milk?”
Nathan: (shakes his head no)
Me: “Okay, juice?”
Nathan: (shakes his head no)
Me: “Um, alright, water then?”
Nathan: (enthusiastically signs “yes” and stands up to get out of the tub)
Me: “Okay, yay! Let’s go get some pretzels and water!”
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As far as I can tell, pretzels are pretty much just bread, so apparently Nathan is motivated to earn prison rations now. Who would have guessed that the magic way to avoid a tantrum would be with bread and water? 
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