Lesson Learned

(L-R: My bag, Tali's bag, Tali's chips)

For most one year old kids, it takes a long time for them to learn a lesson. For example, Tali likes to open the kitchen cabinets (no, we don't have child locks on them - yet) and then she shuts the door on her fingers. She cries, I calm her down and she goes right back to the cabinet! She'll do this over and over again if I let her. Because I know it's not actually damaging her fingers, I don't freak out.

But there's one lesson Tali learned early on: if you are cute and flirt, you get attention. Sometimes, you even get free things. In the past two weeks, Tali has gotten "gifts" from the cashiers at Whole Foods. Last week was a mini shopping bag to match mine and yesterday she was handed a small bag of Pirate's Booty chips. All Tali does is smile at, wave to and flirt with EVERYONE in the store and presto - free things! Those big blue eyes and big personality just win people over.

While this isn't a lesson I want Tali to take into adulthood (hopefully there's a big brain to match those looks), I'm very amused by the "power" she has over people. If only they knew what she was like at home...