I want you to go out

Elisabeth is at a stage at which she realizes that I won't permit her to disobey. She hasn't yet realized that obedience extends to those times when parents aren't present. For example, I don't let her chew on her blanket. When she puts it in her mouth, I tell her to take it out. She knows that she has to comply, so recently she has taken to obeying quickly and then saying,

"Daddy, I want you to go out."

The battle is only half-won.