Expert advice from Darling Daughter, affectionately called Shoo-Shoo:
Step 1: Choose something to be mad about; in this case, a delay in being able to go swimming.
Step 2: Throw yourself down on the ground, ever so primly, and begin to cry.
Step 3: And this may be the most important step: Make sure someone is watching you. If they're not, stop what you're doing!
Step 4: Begin moving closer to Mom or Dad, and have a temporary moment of pure, unadulterated, two-year old pleasure, complete with showing off panties, as only a small child can get away with!Step 5: Once you are closer to Mom and Dad, begin throwing the fit again. Sink to the ground:
Step 6: Throw yourself on the ground, and begin kicking your legs, with your mouth wide open. Don't stop!
Step 7: Eventually, your parents may be big enough suckers to let you get your way!
Step 6 is definitely the key. The first picture there is textbook form. Well played.
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