the boss team

my conversation with the little 4 1/2 year old boy i nanny. it's a good one.

Rowan: rachel, if you don't do what i say...i'm going to scream and cry.

Me: i hope you don't do that. that would be really sad if you did. you would probably lose a privilege and that's no fun.

Rowan: (sassy and triumphant) well if you take my privilege away...i'll just take it back.

Me: but you can't take it back. you're not on the boss team. only people on the boss team have the power to give back a privilege.

Rowan: (pouting) fine. but when i am big and old...and on the boss team, i'm taking ALL my privileges back EVER.

Me: sounds good to me.

and that was the end of it. boss team wins again. try it. nothing trumps the boss team.