If you are anything like me, the words "Mommy can I..." make your skin crawl.  The older children get the more outrageous (and expensive) the requests.  At least when they were younger, I could promise them a pet dinosaur "tomorrow" and make them forget about it with a scoop of ice cream. Now, as a general practice, I pretty much just say "no" before my older girls get the actual request out.   I just go ahead and set them up for disappointment before they get too excited.  They … Read More »