Okay I lied for sure. But it was for a really good reason!
Kylee is the easiest child to please. She never asks for anything outside cheese crackers (AKA: Cheez It crackers) for breakfast and frankly never wants for anything either. So with her birthday coming up we have NO CLUE what she wants. When we ask, she comes up with made up toys or reeeeeeeeeally expensive items.
"How about a light up Belle doll that's also soft so I can sleep with it at night?"
"How about my very own computer?"
"What about a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful light that changes colors like in a rainbow that we can put in my room?"
"Well...I don't have a TV in my playroom!"
No. To all of the above.
Frankly, she's hit a growth spurt and will need all new clothes. So I've mentioned a shopping spree which peaks her interest for a hot minute and then she goes right back to made up toys again.
The other night she was sitting by my side as I was scrolling through Instagram and she sees these dresses. 3 different, but incredibly cute coordinating dresses.
K: Ohhhh! CUUUUUTE! I wish my sister and I could have all those dresses!
Can I just digress for one minute and say HOW SWEET IS SHE TO THINK OF HER SISTER?! If she gets something, she is always concerned about Ryan getting it too. She is so thoughtful!
Me: Well baby, I'm not sure about all of them but if you could have just one, which one would you want?
K: **Points to one that is most definitely her* THAT ONE!
Me: Maybe for your birthday!
Finally! An idea on what to get her. Dressing her is interesting. She loves twirly dresses. But she is spunky and cute and loud and is the type that could totally wear converse with a dress and rock it. It's just very her. Her style and I love it!
Fast forward to today. The beloved birthday dress was going on sale today. It's a boutique dress that goes on sale and when they're gone, they're gone. They aren't remade. It's first come, first served and from what I hear, they are next to impossible to purchase because of how many people are trying to purchase the same thing at the same time as you. I made sure to log in ten minutes before and at the designated time, I clicked refresh until that dress was there. bingBANGboom! Got her size in my cart in a matter of 6 seconds and I hit checkout.
"Due to inventory issues, this dress is no longer available."
How is that humanly possible?! I was probably one of the first, if not THE first, people to click on it. HOW?! I Instantly went "OH NO!" Kylee comes running in, to see the picture of her dress on my computer screen and said, "Did you get my pretty dress?" I had to give her the bad news. She ran off crying to her room. She all but slammed her door. I could hear her saying, "I just wanted that pretty dress for my birthday." Because when you cry over things like ice in your cup and not being able to get your pajama shirt off your head in the mornings, you most certainly cry over not getting a pretty new birthday dress.
**insert sarcasm here**
But it totally broke my heart. So for whatever reason, I just kept trying. The website was allowing me to still put her size dress in my "cart" so I just kept clicking. Only to get the same message over and and over and over again. "Due to inventory issues, this dress is no longer available."
And then, the magic happened. After what felt like 20 minutes and 100 clicks, I was taken to the checkout page to enter in my information and have one shipped to me. Don't ask me how, but it happened! I purchased that birthday dress. Kylee has zero clue.
I did the happy dance in my chair and a few minutes later, Kylee emerged from her room. She began apologizing to me. "It's okay mommy. I know you tried hard. I just wanted that pretty dress for my birthday." So I lied, OKAY?! I let her believe that the birthday dress was a goner.
Oh gosh. Her face when she opens up that dress...I am totally recording it. She may scream.
14 more days. I. CAN'T. WAIT.
So tell me, what have you lied to your kids about?
And just for kicks, which dress do you think Kylee had her heart set on?
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