Being able to negotiate is one of the greatest skills to have in life. But usually you donโt need this skill until youโre an adult. When you have a job and bills to pay โ stuff like that โ thatโs when it really comes in handy.
But of course, thatโs not always true. Sometimes you need to learn how to negotiate very early on in life. Itโs a little rare, but it happens.
One instance where this would be the case: when you are one among many siblings. Thatโs when things get a little bit tricky because itโs assumed that youโll be in a situation where all of your siblings are fighting for the same thing.
Thatโs when youโll need to offer them something in order to get what you want.
This little girl has 8 siblings, so even though she is very young, she is already familiar with the art of negotiation.
In a video uploaded to Youtube, we see the young lady trying to set up a negotiation with her father, whoโs filming, where she offers him โall of her money.โ (Spoiler alert: she doesnโt have a ton of money.)
โWhat are you doing, girl?โ her dad says at the beginning of the clip, as sheโs caught sucking on some sort of candy. To answer her dadโs question, she lets out a big laugh.
Then the little lady decides to get savvy. She offers her father something (she thinks) he canโt refuse.
โIf I swallow it Iโll have to give you all of my money,โ she says.
โHow much money do you have?โ Her dad responds.
โFive bucksโฆ five dollars,โ she answers.
Her dad double checks that she would, in fact, give him all her money, to which she says yes. Then, acting like itโs a big deal for the sake of entertainment, the dad asks his daughter what he can get for five dollars.
โKind of a lot,โ she answers with so much confidence, itโs hilarious.
Clearly, she has no concept of the worth of money, but her dad continues to go along with it.
โReally? Thatโs exciting,โ he says, presumably with a big, fat smile on his face.
Even when the daughter thinks sheโs convincing her dad, she unfortunately fails. But she is still super cute, so at least she still has that.
Plus, we have to say weโre pretty impressed with her negotiation skills. Even though her dad said no in the end, she did a pretty good job. She kept his attention for a moment and offered him a pretty fair deal, weโd say.
โWe are a family of 8, with 2 golden retrievers, in a 2 bedroom home learning to embrace the joyful chaos of life. We are raising free-range, holistic living, home school kids who love adventures and having fun,โ the Lomelino family shared under the post.
When you have that many siblings, negotiation is a crucial skill to have. Weโd say that sheโs going to be pretty successful in the future if she continues to be this savvy!
Watch the hilarious argument go down below.
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