The 2 1/2 year old mind - part the next

His competitive streak is just starting to show (or maybe he's just learning from me; who can say?). During his now-nightly in-the-middle-of-supper trip to the bathroom, he likes to race Mama to the washroom. Two nights ago, the following exchange:

mama: I win!

Sam: Mama, can you go over there?

mama: Sure. Why?

Sam: So I can win!

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I was driving him home from Brad's house yesterday and we got to talking about something or other. He pipes up from the back seat, "Are you kiddin' me, daddy? Are you kiddin' me?" I said that I wasn't, actually, kidding him.

"Are you kiddin' mama?"

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This morning I was running late. Apparently that means that he's got to act up. I didn't know that that was a rule; I guess you learn something new with this whole parenting thing every day. Anywho, he needed to ride his bus to work (which, today, was in his tent). I asked him to come out and put his coat on. His response?

"Daddy, I'm doing some work with Gary. I can't get out of here right now."

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By the way, bedtime with the boys has been going much better for the last couple of days. I've managed to get Joey down, and Sam's been dropping pretty easy (though, admittedly, with a bunch of walking around and lullaby-ing). Having whole evenings back (and together) is mighty nice.