saves the day
Last night at dinner H was eating like a champ so Marc decided to kick things up a notch and give him hot-sauce-dipped pineapple and chicken-egg-taco dipped in green salsa. Harrison was doing great with it all, just a little red lip from the heat, but, nothing this son-of-Marc can’t handle. Until it went too far.
Marc got carried away and covered an entire piece of pineapple with hot sauce and let H throw the whole thing back – all the while, boasting how “This kid can eat hotter food than his Grandpa!”… when all of a sudden Harrison’s face went pale. He looked at us, stunned for a second. Then started scratching at his tongue while his eyes watered.
I guess we reached his limit.
At this point, let me recall an exchange between Harrison and me from before dinner.
While I was preparing our food, Harrison spied some juice boxes in the fridge that were left over from his party. And with the 2-year-old birthday-entitlement still enveloping his little brain. He demanded that he get one. Then he cried and threw a fit – and not even a good fit – it was totally weak. Kid – you’re going to have to do way better than that if you’re going to get me to bow to your whims. So, I calmly explained to him that “those were left over from his party and that they were for emergencies only.”
To which he softly replied, “Emergency now.”
At which point I smiled and said, “You are very smart – and manipulative – but, no, now is not an emergency.”
OK – back to the hot sauce burning a hole through my kid’s tongue.
Milk! We need milk to extinguish the blaze. I run to the fridge and as I reach for the straw-cup I see something better… a way to put out the fire and simultaneously make his whole freaking day by spoiling him rotten without giving in to his mediocre two-year-old tantrums… juice box!
I yell over to H, “It’s an emergency! It’s an emergency!” and I hand him the sugary-goodness.
After guzzling half of it he takes a breath and says, “…saves the day.”
Listening: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
That is one of the best posts I have read. It made me laugh until I cried. What a boy. Brilliant.
That is really, really funny. Thanks for making my day.
Where did he learn “…saves the day…” that’s awesome. I would totally teach him to use that out of context. You get change back at the grocer, Harrison says, “…saves the day.” Think about it.
where does he come up with this stuff? just kills me. so cute.
=) love it.
Yeah – we can’t figure out where it came from… I can only assume TV. but, it’s damn cute.