The other day, Savanna wanted me to get a toy for her. She said to me in a very bossy tone, “Mommy, get my unicorn!” No ‘please’, no ‘thank you’.

I said, “Savanna, please don’t talk to me with that bossy tone. Ask nicely and I will be happy to get it for you.”

She said, “I’m not bossy tone.”

I said, “Your tone was bossy. Let’s not forget, Mommy is the boss at home. And even then, I always say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. You are not the boss. I’m the Mommy Boss. Daddy is the Daddy Boss.”

She said, “I’m the Baby Boss.”

She wins.