Don't pacify me

I managed to wean-off the pacifier for 哥哥 when he turned one. He cried for a week and it was over. 妹妹 is almost two and a half years old now and is still very attached to it. I decided yesterday I had to do it.

My intention was to boil it with bitter gourd (so it will taste too bitter) but I couldn't find those small ones in the supermarket. So, I snipped it almost off instead, leaving half of it hanging on. I showed it to 妹妹 when she asked for her 'tu-tu'.

妈妈 : See, tu-tu is spoilt.
妹妹 : Ahhh ... spoilt ... (tugging it and it came off)
妹妹 : O-oh! Tu-tu ... spoilt. No more!
妈妈 : Yes, no more. 妹妹 don't want tu-tu, okay?
妹妹 : Yeah ...

She did asked for it but I kept showing her the snipped off tu-tu to remind her that it was spoilt. The poor girl sobbed to sleep but at least she did not cry loudly and it didn't take that long for her to stop sobbing, compared to 哥哥, who cried non-stop. Perhaps it's the age difference.

She still asked for it today during her nap time, hopefully, not for long.