Pitting One Parent against Another

Almost 8:00pm, time for Todd to do some reading before bed. He asked Daddy if he could join him on Daddy's bed, but as Daddy was getting ready to rest, he declined. So what did Todd do?

Come out into the living room and ask Mommy: "Can I read on the bed with Daddy?"

Since I hadn't heard the previous conversation with Daddy, I absentmindedly responded "Sure" before catching myself and hastily adding: "Only IF it's okay with Daddy!"

Tricky little boy! Already learning to try to use one parent to override the directives of the other!