Well, the other kids still do this from time to time but boy oh boy is she terrible about it....

Instead of *asking* for something, she makes some statement/remark/comment which I am supposed to interpret as a question and thus answer accordingly.

For instance:
Comes out wearing her 'dress-up' shoes then comments "My dress-up shoes look really nice with my princess dress. So I can play princess with them."

What she meant was: Can I wear my princess dress?

Another instance:
"It's a beautiful day outside. It would be fun playing outside with the boys"

Meaning: May I play outside with the boys?

And it just goes on and on. Drives me crazy!

Anyone else's yahoo do this? Or do I just have freaks? LOL

I just want to shake them...just ASK your question, geesh! The worst that can happen is I say 'no'. And 'no' can't be any worse than no answer at all, because I completely ignore your 'request'. Really now!

Sorry no help. But LOL all the same! They know how to push our buttons don't they? !:-D

oh and she has trouble with 'listening' ... the times she DOES ask, she runs off before I even answer.
I mean, I can barely take a breath and she trots off as though I answered 'just perfectly'
After the above 'saga', we experienced the latter.

Ugh!

I give up. It's naptime...she's been REALLY *weird* today.

That doesn't solve my problem, but it gets us both a break and a chance to change attitudes :p

My dd has started telling me that I want her to do something instead of asking. For example around Christmas she would find a gift under the tree and walk up to me with it saying..."You want me to open this, don't you?" What she really meant was, "May I open this gift, please" but she turned it around.

My dd has started telling me that I want her to do something instead of asking. For example around Christmas she would find a gift under the tree and walk up to me with it saying..."You want me to open this, don't you?" What she really meant was, "May I open this gift, please" but she turned it around.

well, that's slightly closer than what I'm getting LOL
That's funny though, cute even hehe

I get this in a really whiney voice, if handed water she says, "I wish it was miiiiiiiilk." Or if I put one movie on it's, "I wish we could watch ___." Oy... Well... just *ASK* me for that, just don't whine!!!! oy!

I completely agree Jen! The awful whining monster has come to out house and I wish he would just leave! I know it is a phase but it is so nice when my daughter can put a sentence together without whining!

Sara

Yes!!

"I wish..."
My older ones do that more. My 8 and 6 yr olds. Not in the whiney tone. Just the statement "I wish..." and identical scenario there Jen..the movie LOL Or supper :p

Yeah, it's my Oldest DD that does it, she's six and she gets worse when she's sick. Oy.

or how about..."I really like...."

'oh do ya now? that's nice.' hehe

You are too funny Tara. I would rather my daughter beg me all day for something in a NORMAL tone then ask for it once in that WHINY voice. It is something about the tone that just sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Sara

this is the one that bugs the fire out of me " I'm thirsty"
Uh... Yah so what!
then I tell her that she will not get anything until she asks!