desert

Unbeknownst to me I put Elijah's yogurt in the wrong bowl at snack time, after happily eating it and then finding out there wouldn't be a second helping in the desired bowl he absolutely lost it. Full throttle screams accompanied with a -what I later found out was not a scratch but a "lion pinch" - on my chest. I carried him to his room so we could talk about what was going on...

He began rattling off things like, "you have to obey me" and "I don't wike that face mama"

and then he dropped the big one:

"then I will weave you and wun away to a desert far far away"

his eyes fiery, fists clenched as he spit the words out.

I respond as dramatically as he, but with sadness,

"All alone? Oh no then I would be so sad and miss you so much"

head cocks, demeanor changes, just a little, the words still coming out with force...

"No, not aw awone, I would take you mama"

and then the anger melts rapidly

"and I would take Papa and Eva and Anders too, the whole famiwy"

And from there things turned around pretty quick. He apologized for the lion pinch and we agreed to use the right bowl for supper.

I'm glad that he won't be running away to the desert, and it good to know that if in the future he does decide to go, that he would take the whole family.

I love that guy.