Green beans

Last night we put Emily to bed at 7:30.  She usually goes to bed between 7:00 and 8:00, depending on how late she slept that morning and whether or not she has school the next day.  So it was a perfectly reasonable bedtime for her. Well, an hour passed and all was quiet, so I assumed she was asleep.  That is, until we heard her bedroom door opening at 8:34pm.  I went over to check it out:

"Emily, why are you still awake?"

"That means I'm still hungry.  I didn't get everything I wanted at dinner.  And I want to have some green beans."

"Green beans?  I am not making green beans at 8:30 at night!  You had plenty of dinner!  You need to go to sleep!"

"But I wanted to have green beans with dinner!"

"Well, I'll make green beans tomorrow night, okay?  It's time for bed now."

Part of me wonders if I just should have given the kid green beans.  I mean, have you ever heard of a kid who asks for GREEN BEANS for dessert?  LOL!!