I Think Kids Are Funny
We'd tried the Marshmallow Test on my nephews before when they'd turned 5. (Give the kids a marshmallow and tell them that if they hold off on eating it for 15 minutes, they can have a second marshmallow) If they can do that, it's supposed to show that they're capable of delaying gratification in life and hold out for something better.
One waited the 15 minutes, but kept calling out to anyone who would listen.
2-minute mark: "It's been 15 minutes!!!" 😊
5-minutes: "My hands are doughy!" 😕
6 minutes: "Hey! I waited 15 minutes! I get another marshmallow!" 😕
(We were all in the other room dying laughing)
"Hey! You said 15 minutes!" 😡
At 15 minutes: 😡😭😡 "It's been 30 minutes and you didn't even give me another marshmallow..."
I don't know if it counts, and he wasn't happy about the wait, but he managed it.
His brother's was a lot more interesting to me.
Me: Okay, buddy. If you wait fiftee--
Nephew: *eats marshmallow*
Me: Um... if you'd waited, you could have gotten a second one. 😕
Nephew: 😊 *leaves to play*
(I took it as a lesson to myself to be happy with what you've got. What do you really need 2 marshmallows for?)
One waited the 15 minutes, but kept calling out to anyone who would listen.
2-minute mark: "It's been 15 minutes!!!" 😊
5-minutes: "My hands are doughy!" 😕
6 minutes: "Hey! I waited 15 minutes! I get another marshmallow!" 😕
(We were all in the other room dying laughing)
"Hey! You said 15 minutes!" 😡
At 15 minutes: 😡😭😡 "It's been 30 minutes and you didn't even give me another marshmallow..."
I don't know if it counts, and he wasn't happy about the wait, but he managed it.
His brother's was a lot more interesting to me.
Me: Okay, buddy. If you wait fiftee--
Nephew: *eats marshmallow*
Me: Um... if you'd waited, you could have gotten a second one. 😕
Nephew: 😊 *leaves to play*
(I took it as a lesson to myself to be happy with what you've got. What do you really need 2 marshmallows for?)
