Seriously...
Stink has a new saying. It only appears when he is in trouble, as an example, drowning his sister in the bathtub. By accident, of course. He just wanted her to drink the pretend medicine, and like a good doctor, he wanted to make sure it went down the hatch properly.
It goes something like this....
"Stink! Get out of the tub!"
"But Mom!"
"No, but Mom. Out NOW!"
"But, I PROBABLY won't do it again!"
Yup. Probably. That is what he says. Probably won't do it again.
I have a feeling he means, 'I PROMISE I won't do it again.' but he gets confused.
That sad part is...PROBABLY is the right word. Because he and I both know he just MIGHT do it again, or he MIGHT not. Depending on his mood that day.
And he knows it.
Makes you think.....does he understand?
I lean towards yes. He totally gets it.
And it's scary. Down right shake in your boots lose your lunch scary.
Let's just hope he channels that energy for good.
I think the kid is smarter than you think. I bet he knows it's not nice to drown your sibling in the bathtub!
Posted by: karen | 07 October 2009 at 09:02 PM
our boys are either going to be rocket scientists or a unabomber. there is a fine line between the two so we've gotta watch it...
Posted by: lora | 07 October 2009 at 08:57 AM