Tonight we took Theo to the hardware store so we could get some paint samples for the baby's room. Theo was in a contrary mood, arguing about almost everything, and the subject of where he could sit in the cart came up. (Being quite contrary, he certainly wasn't going to be allowed to "walk like a big boy" in the store tonight!) And so we had this conversation:
Chris: Okay, Theo, you can come in and sit in the cart, but if we hear any fussing or arguing, we're going back out to the car.
Theo: Feo want to sit in the middle of the cart! [This means the part where the groceries--or in this case, hardware items--go.]
Me: No, you need to sit in the seat. We're going to put the paint in the middle of the cart.
Theo: No! Feo want to sit in the middle of the cart!
Me: No, you're going to sit in the seat. And if I hear any more arguing...
Theo: Feo want to sit in the middle of the cart! The law says so!!
Clearly, I need to go study the legal code, as there is evidently a section that says contrary preschoolers must sit in the middle of the cart....
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Too bad it wasn't one of those carts that have the warning pictures showing what's "allowed". That might have set him straight. :)
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