Would You Rather

Mark and I have been making an effort to spend one-on-one time with each of the kids every night. Mark and Nick will hang out, while Lainey and I do, and then we'll switch. Albeit brief, usually 10 - 15 minutes per kid, I've really been enjoying it and the kids now ask if we're going to have "special time."

During our time on Wednesday, Lainey kicked off a game of "would you rather" and it was the most amazing 10 minutes I've spent with her in a long time. It started off pretty tame with questions like, "would you rather hug me or kiss me," but quickly escalated to the more disgusting side of things...let's just say I was given many  choices involving the ingestion of poop. But, poop questions aside, I really loved learning  bit more about my daughter and how she processes choices and what her preferences are--there were some surprises!

Some of my favorite exchanges:

Me:  Would you rather have a broken arm or a broken leg?
Elaine: Easy. Broken arm, so I could still walk.

Me:  Would you rather have a pony or a cat?
Elaine:   A cat. I could hold it and cuddle it. I could fall off a pony and hurt myself and then I wouldn't like that pony anymore.

Me:  Would you rather marry Todd or Chad*?
Elaine:  Todd. Chad eats his boogers.

Me:  Would you rather shave your head or live without the iPad for a year?
Elaine: Forever?
Me: Not forever. You'd shave your head once and let it grow back. You'd lose iPad for one year.
Elaine: (without missing a beat). Shave my head.

Me:  Would you rather spend a whole weekend alone with Daddy or me?
Elaine:  Hmmmm...that's a tough one. How long is that?
Me:  Two days.
Elaine:  Will you take me to Dunkin Donuts?
Me:  Yes.
Elaine:  Will you take me to Dunkin Donuts BOTH days?
Me:  Sure.
Elaine:  Hmmmm. I pick Daddy. (And then she erupted into those amazing giggles of hers.)

There was a lot of thinking and even more laughter! I hope we make this a regular activity in our house!

*not the real names just in case "Chad's" mom ever got ahold of this blog.