I don’t know exactly how it started, but at some point Rhett (2) associated medicine with gum.
When his older brothers ask for gum and I agree, Rhett starts pleading for medicine. I am sure at some point in the history of Rhett I must have doled out Tylenol for teething pain in the same hour that his brothers received gum. For some reason the connection stuck. Really stuck.
Rhett has always had a complex about how mean I am for now allowing him gum at his tender age. In his mind he is five…so what is the big deal? I think that his revenge is this medicine plea which quite honestly may require my mental institutionalization in the near future.
This is a sample conversation. Please remember the child is 2:
Brothers: Mom can we have gum?
Me: yes.
Rhett: Gum?
Me: No.
Rhett: Medicine?
Me: No.
Rhett: My mouth hurt. Medicine?
Me: No.
Rhett: My toe hurt. Medicine?
Me: No.
Rhett: My arm hurt. Medicine?
Me: No sweetie, I am not giving you medicine today.
Rhett: I fell at Target (points to head). Medicine?
Me: No. We didn’t go to Target today.
Rhett: I fell at Peter Piper Pizza (points to toe). Medicine?
Me: No. We haven’t been to Peter Piper Pizza for a month.
Rhett: I fell at Chuckeee-Cheeeeeee (points all over). Medicine?
Me: No. I told you that I am not giving you medicine today. You are fine.
Rhett: Ryan hit me (big blue eyes looking up with tears pooling). Medicine?
Me: No. Your brothers are in the other room. No one hit you.
Rhett: Reid kick me (lower lip trembles). Medicine?
Me: NO! Rhett, your brothers haven’t hurt you. I repeat. I am not giving you medicine. For any reason. Anytime today. None.
Rhett: Gum?
He has very convincing argument. To date I have stood strong in my resolve. But he is wearing me down.
I cannot say that a jury of his peers would be so rock solid which is why I am keeping him away from any ambulence chasers. That falling in public story coupled with the big blue eyes filling with tears would sway even the toughest judge…
Awe, what cutie… Can’t blame him for trying right?
What a little cutie. Come on Mom -give Rhett the gum ….
Have a good day -Kellan
He could be a future lawyer or maybe a four star general–never give up 🙂
at what point does he get gum?
i don’t even remember when mine started getting gum.
i do know that my youngest finally isn’t convinced that he is the age of his big brother — but he can’t wait to get there.
Ah the youngest child. I have vast experience with the youngest annoying child and am completely immune to both their charms and their nattering. It’s a rare middle child gift….
Hang tough on the gum. We have friends who didn’t. One day we were at a Padres game and the 3 year old was riding on her dad’s shoulders. Since that day we have a saying in our house. “Gum belongs in your mouth, in the trash, or in Craig’s hair!”
It stuns me that children’s testimony is admissible in court…
Convincing argument indeed!
My little guy loves medicine for some weird reason and is always coming up with new maladies that require it.
Awww, he sounds adorable. And I agree with some of the other commenters, maybe he will end up on a debate team or as a trial lawyer one day. That boy sounds like he can make some pretty strong arguments.
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meeeeeeean mommy!! meeeeeeeeeeeeeean!
how can you resist that face?