"Are you a whiner or a Miner?"

A common phrase around here, especially with a 4 year old and 6 year old.

With our 4 year old:

Me: "Matthew, go brush your teeth."

Matthew: (whining starts, with all words drawn out to 10x their normal size) "Buuuut IIIIII neeeeeeeeeed heeeeeeelllllllp."

Me: "You are almost 5 years old, you can do it by yourself."

Matthew: (mock crying, more whining, and falling on the ground in a heap) "I can't do it. I can't walk."

Me: *insert title of this post here*

And, with our 6 year old:

Noelle: (drama-filled, whiny voice about 2 octaves higher than normal) "Why does Matthew get to do computer time and I don't?"

Me: "Because Matthew earned computer time by reading some books."

Noelle: (huffs and puffs, then gears up for the best defense a 6 year old can come up with) "But, but, but, but...it's not FAIIIIIRRRR!"

Me: *insert title of post here*

We'll probably have to come up with a new phrase once the eye-rolling, heavy sighing, and shrugging start.