C (having a dictatorial day): I want a lollipop!!
Me: Well, sugary foods make it harder for kids to have self-control. When you're having a bad day, I can't give you a lollipop because it will make it harder for you to control yourself. When you have good self-control, though, I can give you one. It's science.
C: I hate science.
Hmmmm. Thinking of the rich vocabulary that history will teach her... So many forms of royalty in her quest onward and upward, so little time. :P
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