
This morning...
Kate: Mommy, I want some candy.
Mommy: No honey, you need to have some healthy food for breakfast.
Kate: No thanks, Mommy. I'm going to have some candy. (Moving chair to candy drawer.)
Mommy: I don't think so. Who's the boss?
Kate: You are Mommy. But, you know what? I'm gonna change my name.
Mommy: You are? What are you going to change your name to?
Kate: I'm changing it to (long pause) I'm changing it to Mommy (big grin).
(Ha, ha... Smart thinking, but I'll still be the boss!)
Later today...
Kate: Mommy, I ate all my grapes and envelopes...
Mommy: You ate what?
Kate: I ate all my grapes and envelopes (oh! cantaloupe). Can I have some candy now?
Mommy: (Still rationing the Halloween candy, of course.) Alright, but only one piece...
Kate: Oh Mommy, (Very dramatically now!) 2 treats are even better than 1. 2 is always better than 1.
(Shit, she got me again!)