My Little Consumer...

Ah, the power of commercials. Adam definitely hears them LOUD and clear...

"Mom..."
"Yes, Adam?"
"I'm thinkin' Arby's."

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Me: "Sprint PCS.com is so slow!"
Adam: "Why don't you get Hughesnet?"

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And finally...

We went to Wal-Mart the other day so that Adam could spend some of the birthday money that he'd been saving. He decided to get a new game, Wii Carnival Games Mini Golf. He'd wanted that game for some time. As we were preparing to check out, he said "Mom, could I get a cell phone?" With a twinkle in my eye, I said "You could - you have enough money, but you don't need a cell phone." He responded with "Well, then when I want to call my friends to play you wouldn't have to call them like if you were busy. I could call them and ask if they wanna play." I said "Well, I think you have really wanted Carnival Games Mini Golf for awhile. You should stick with that." Adam said "Well, if I do get a cell phone, I would have to get AT&T because it's the nation's fastest 3G network."

A few days later...

"Adam, what is a 3G network?"
"I don't know."

On an unrelated note, our kids have been having a tough time with our dog, Scooter. He's only ten months old and he can be a little rambunctious at times. Michael and I sat down with the kids and explained that they needed to be nicer to the dog or else we would have to find him a new home. To demonstrate their tone and affect when they were speaking with the dog, I gave each of them a personalized sample of how they had been yelling at him. I warned them first that I was going to do this, so they wouldn't actually think I was upset with them. I "yelled" at Frankie first, and even though she knew it wasn't real, she was obviously taken aback. Then I turned to Adam. "Adam," I said in a very angry voice, "You pick up these toys right now!!!" Adam started to cry. I asked him if he was crying because he had been mean to the dog or because I had yelled at him. "Well," he said, sniffling, "let's just say a little of both."