Payback

Dear Lydia,
Sometimes I have to put you down on the floor or on the couch while I cook dinner. It is just too hard frying chicken while mashing potatoes, setting the table, and cutting up fruit AND holding you at the same time. It is pretty clear by your screaming that you don't like me putting you down in front of the TV, even if it is Baby Einstein. I just want you to know that in about 8 years, you'll be begging me to let you watch TV while I cook dinner. But I won't let you. You will be setting the table, emptying the dishwasher, or grating cheese, etc.

Payback.

But trust me when I say this, it's just because I love you.