A bird in the hand...
12 years ago
"Zee-Zee, are you sure you don't need to go to the potty before we get our ice cream?" Skye asked, looking down at the little squirrel she was babysitting, as he squirmed, hopped, clutched his shorts and desperately tried not to soak his pull-up.
"Uh-huh! Don't need to!" Zee-Zee insisted, bending over and squeezing his legs together as tightly as he could. "Not even a little bit!"
"The ice cream will still be there after we get back from the potty," Skye assured him with a smile.
"It might not be!" Zee-Zee whined. When it comes to the promise of ice cream, you can never be too careful. Never ever let anything distract the grown-up until the ice cream is in your hands!
"Uh-huh! Don't need to!" Zee-Zee insisted, bending over and squeezing his legs together as tightly as he could. "Not even a little bit!"
"The ice cream will still be there after we get back from the potty," Skye assured him with a smile.
"It might not be!" Zee-Zee whined. When it comes to the promise of ice cream, you can never be too careful. Never ever let anything distract the grown-up until the ice cream is in your hands!
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It is fairly popular in the old East Germany.
Ah well, I'm sure he'll get plenty of praise after he gets some dry pants on...
There is absolutely no delaying ice cream.
For example, my son will go on-and-on on how "Cheeseburgers make him run" and how he wants one. Though, the right conversation and/or event can make him completely forget how he was on a whiny mission to get said cheeseburger until we get home. At which point it's too late and he has to endure a daddy dinner. "Dun-dun-duuuunnnn"
This reminds me of how, when I was home first and cooking, my son's first statement upon coming home was, "What are you making for dinner?" in a fairly negative tone. Not, "Hey, dad!" or "I love you dad!" Nope! It was "What are you making..." <LoL!>
Back to the story, Zee-Zee is a smart squirrel. Though, a slushie pull-up is quite the price to pay for some nummy sweetness. :)