Milk is milk... *shrugs*

You are correct, so I changed the title to reflect the true struggle. Thanks for getting me to think about that one. ^^*hugs*

Well, I'm happy to have helped, but must admit I hadn't noticed the original title

What was it?

The original title was What babies eat, which to me does not convey the thought I wanted to give.

Now be a good baby bear and drink up your milk MJ!

These drawings are so cute!! Can't wait to see more of Baby MJ!

But I am too big for bottles!! What to do what to do...

Thanks a bunch, I thought this series seemed fun and conveys some of the power struggles that can happen to toddlers.

*giggles8 I wouldn't mind a bottle of milk :)

Secretly I don't mind either but I can't let her know that...can I?

*blushes, wondering why MJ has such a stigma attached to nice things like bottles while nervously hiding his own bottle from sight*

Don't worry Tacki, I like the bottle too, but this is about being forced as a retaliation. If I choose the bottle then this would have gone done way different.

Ohhh. I get it. Sometimes you have to be firm with Mommy and Daddy.

Ooh... can't wait for the next move*giggles*

Not sure where I will go yet with this, but Its gotta be something really good.

it is =) heheheh. it's like a cauldron of ideas on my mind x3

But, I thought It's pronounced "puhsketti".

hehehe *Shrugs* Anyways, being a "big boy" is over rated, me thinks.

Yeah, puhsketti is a fully acceptable way to say it. For june is sketti.

I think you are probably right about being a big boy, but this is about the power struggle between toddler and adult...I must win!

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3jLOMa7OYzg/hqdefault.jpg

hehehe

Not the worst thing in the world. Hehe

When used as a tactic against you it becomes an attack...normally a bottle would be more than welcome.

Hehe, true. How old is MJ here?

Hes like 3-3 1/2 or so I suppose. Old enough to have been treated like a big boy but young enough to to still like being treated little when he wants and only when he wants. LOL

Hehe, that in-between age where anything goes. ^^

Ooh! You don't mess with mom. Moms have "Super Powers" that always overcome "Kid Logic". They also have those "Eyes in the back of their heads", too!


Such a believable sequence of events. MJ revolts against having take on responsibilities he feels are unfair. However, mom figures the best way for him to get out of that is to show him what it was like when he was wee little. The overall goal is to show him all he is missing by fighting against growing up.


Props to MJ's mom on her way of handling the matter. Knowing he couldn't have spaghetti certainly may make MJ think a bit more on what he's striving to do. What kid doesn't love spaghetti? :)

Moms and Dads can be quite the force to recon with.

I really wanted to make a sequence that told a good story. Glad you think it is believable. This power struggle between the two has been really fun to develop. Now what shall little MJ do?

Spaghetti is indeed a hard one to justify on the floor, but it is one of the best mess making tools around as well. The stains you can cause are undeniable.^^

Oh, how I dreaded the thought of a moment where my son would send food flying. I never enjoyed cleaning off his high chair top. It was always so icky and I'm not a big fan of icky things. I'd often put my mind in a whole other place while scrubbing it off in the sink.


Hmm. The next sequence could be being put down to bed early. Like 7:00 PM early. Most kids of potty training age like to stay up and active until at least 8:00, if not longer. Making him go to bed and stay in bed would certainly be a strong reminder of what it was really like to be little. This wouldn't be a mean action since they'd see his attempts to escape, or play in bed, as if they are hearing an "Attention Getting Cry" instead of it being for a genuine purpose. No kid likes to be ignored.


I'm sure by the next morning MJ would be rethinking his decision. If only to get to do what "Big Kids" do.


The parents ultimate weapon is always "Privileges". You assert your power of taking away something they really want and their talk-back tune can change in an instant. (And if it doesn't, you take the toy away, listen to some crying, and wait for the moral to play itself out) :)

I never minded the icky things cleanup but it certainly is a chore to clean up all the messes the little ones make and continue on making.

Yeah to bed early has certainly crossed my mind for the next panel but with a crib as a replacement bed for a naughty baby bear. Not sure if there will be one more naughty thing first or sort of a ironic twist from this panel of MJ just falling peacefully asleep from the bottle and a good snuggle. Guess I should hurry and make it so you can enjoy the panel before your big day.

A night of sleeping off the naughty might help, but he is a determined little bear. Only time will tell.

I like the idea of MJ falling asleep while nursing on the bottle. Perhaps mom, or dad, can change all his clothes before putting him bed so he is back looking like a "Big Boy" when he wakes up? It'd be like magic as he realizes what happened to him may have just been a dream? Or he could feel more committed to "Growing Up" as he really wants those "Big Boy" privileges. :)

Can I have baby bottle too?

sure you can*gives you an extra*