Parenting Trick of the Day

While filling eggs for our Easter hunt (tomorrow since they will be with their dad on Sunday) Gideon picked up a piece of candy and asked "can I have this?" Now I could lecture about waiting for the fun of the hunt, I could demand it would spoil his dinner, I could say there wouldn't be enough for the hunt if they all eat the candy now. But I think my way is much more effective. I just stared him straight in the eye and smiled with my most devious grin and said "Sure, honey! You can have THAT piece of candy." And suddenly he didn't want it anymore. He set it down and said "nevermind." He must not trust that gleam in my eye. :)