What you want

The older Alex gets, the more I am enjoying our relationship.  He is honing a pretty awesome sense of humor, we can play together more easily and we have a clearer channel of communication.  But, just because we can talk to each other more easily, we are definitely not on the same page any more often.  Lately when I do or don't want to something to happen that he does or doesn't want to, I get the following:

But I do/don't want to.

Yes, dear, I realize you want the opposite of everything I want.  You have made that painfully clear over the last 3 years.  But that isn't really the point, my sweet little sassy trying exhausting little boy.