reverse psychology....reversed

Malia doesn't talk, not really. She'll say a few words here and there, if she deems it pertinent to the conversation, but she is pretty much content screaming and yelling grunts for what she wants. It seems to work for her. Even though Malia won't talk at all, she understands pretty much everything, even humor. I play the reverse psychology thing a lot... "Don't you eat that!" She laughs and eats whatever it is. This is a great little game until you really don't want your children to do something. I thought they would be able to tell by my face and voice if I was really joking or not. Apparently not. Like a few days ago when I got Malia out of the bathtub. I realized I did not have a diaper so I had to run in the next room to grab one. I looked at Malia and said, "Don't go potty!" Well, she looked at me, got a big smile on her face, laughed and squatted down and peed all over the carpet. Jokes on me this time. I guess I deserved that.