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caaaaaaahhhhlm!

When Elsie is running around like a mad thing and I need her to calm down and get ready for bed, or eat her dinner, or generally behave more like a human being and less like a wild animal I tend to bring her to me, give her a big cuddle and look into those big brown eyes. 'Calm down, my love' I say, 'try and calm down.' Sometimes she stays for the cuddle, the thumb might sneak over to her mouth and it works. Generally though, she gives me a cheeky smile, pulls away from me and carries on as before. The other day, I was asking her not to do something. Details escape my poor tired brain, but let's say I was asking her not to kick the back of my seat in the car. It was definitely in the car. 'Why not Mummy?' she asked, all innocent sweetness. 'Well, when you kick my seat, I can feel it in my back and it's not very comfortable.' 'This isn't comfortable?' she asked, giving the seat a good kick to double-check. 'No! Elsie pl

no skiver

I check the screen of the thermometer. 'Sorry love' I tell Elsie, her face raised towards mine expectantly. 'You're not better. It's not as high as in the night but you're not well yet.' 'I'll go to school?' she asks, hopefully. 'No, you'll stay home today. If you rest lots and let your body recover, you can go to school tomorrow.' Her big eyes fill with tears. 'But I really want to go to school Mummy'. 'I know my love. But you're not well and if you go to school, it might make your friends ill too.' She considers this. 'I'll go to school another day'. Yes, yes you will. Many other days for the next 15 years...