eeny meeny miny moe

Rhett(4) is passionate about his opinions. The only problem that seems to be popping up lately is that he isn’t always SURE what that opinion is. Once he decides, he defends it to the end. For awhile he would seek opinion assistance…

Mommy, which do you think I should choose?

And then he found the solution to independent decision making – eeny, meeny, miny, moe. When you think about it, eeny, meeny, miny, moe is GENIUS. Should I have cherry or vanilla yogurt for breakfast? eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Should I play Legos or my DS first? eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Which brother should I hit with this Nerf weapon? eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Rhett’s life changed dramatically.   He was no longer indecisive.   He lived by the power of the eeny, meeny, miny, moe. We were at a department store finding a few last summer clothes for the boys.   Rhett was faced with whether he wanted the gray or dark blue Paul Frank monkey shirt.   He didn’t even pause.   He threw the shirts onto the floor hangars and all and sat down in front of them… eeny, meeny, miny, moe! Gray it is. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe was the final authority. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe was never questioned. Until tonight. I didn’t realize what was happening at first or I would have put an immediate stop to it.   The boys were sitting on bar stools at the kitchen counter eating their dinner.   There was chatter, laughter, the occasional scream of pain and they were all chanting eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Followed by Ryan saying, “SEE!” Another chant of eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Followed by Ryan saying, “I told you it would be Reid.” Yes, Ryan clued the younger boys into the fact that eeny, meeny, miny, moe can be predicted with 100% certainty. The result is predestined from the initial eeny. At first Rhett didn’t believe him. And then there were tears and a big, “NO!” And this is why we are saving money for Rhett’s inevitable need for therapy.   First Ryan took away Santa, and now he has removed eeny, meeny, miny, moe as Rhett’s final answer.