Ricky told me this story today and it made me laugh so hard. Hopefully others will laugh too, instead of deciding that Ricky is a jerk.
Our nephew is apparently just like his mother. Now, I didn't know J when she was a baby, but since she's 6 years younger than Ricky he has a pretty good memory of what she was like as an infant and toddler. She was one of those kids who does the fake cry in order to get attention and whatever else she wants. Her child is the exact same way.
Ricky's telling me this story, and then he says, "Of course, I made him cry for real the other day."
Me: What? Why'd you do that?!
Ricky: I took away his Cheerios.
Me: Jerk! What'd you do that for?
Ricky: He was eating them and doing that stupid fake cry, so I said, "Here, I'll give you something to cry about!" and swiped his Cheerios.
At this point I died in laughter. I think the fact that we both thought this was hilarious means it's good we're not planning on having kids, right?
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That was one of my mom's favorite sayings. "Stop that crying or I'll give you something to cry about!"
I can't condone such behavior. The proper thing to do would have been to sprinkle some Tabasco sauce on them instead. That would have been funny.
Guess it's a good think I don't have children...
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