Unquestioned Authority or "I know more than you do"

Children are a wonderful blessing from God, full of surprises. I know (and expect) that we will have "issues" with our children as they grow older due to the fallen nature of man. Sometimes, though, I am caught off-guard by how seemingly early they exhibit certain behaviors.

For example, Lannom is now 16 months old. He LOVES to play with the screen. He KNOWS he is not supposed to play with it. Even at 16 months he will walk wrought iron fireplaceover and stand by it, then look to see if he is being observed before making his move. If we firmly say, "Lannom, No!" He will innocently look at us and blow us a kiss.

Last night I made dinner for the kids, popcorn chicken. When I gave it to Mihaela, she said, "MMMM....I love corn dogs." I replied, "Those aren't corn dogs, they are popcorn chicken." She then ARGUED with me that they were mini-corn dogs and clearly not popcorn chicken. She even went so far as to ask her Mom to set me straight.

I couldn't believe it. Four years old and she already knows more than I do. I thought I had a few more years of unquestioned authority on subject matters.