Hug Twice

So, when your son has a bed full of loveys and you are trying to figure out how to not add any more, I have a solution.

Well, at least, if your son is my son.

Friday morning when CJ got up, he was feeling particularly tired and grumpy, and on those days, the loveys and his special blanket come downstairs with him and hang out on the couch until he goes to school. So Puppy, Elephant, and his blanket all made the trek downstairs (Tiger and Leopard stayed upstairs for they were on his nightstand) and they stayed on the couch while CJ was at school. When CJ got home, I reminded him several times to bring them upstairs, but he chose not to.

And then Alexa found Elephant.

I thought for sure CJ would flip out when Alexa stuck Elephant’s trunk in her mouth and started chewing, but he just patted her on the head and then basically ignored her. She chewed and chewed, until she got bored and dropped the elephant. The elephant was damp, but otherwise looked unscathed to me after I examined it. But later, when I convinced CJ to finally bring his belongings upstairs, he refused to take the elephant.

No. Elephant dirty. Sister made it dirty. Dirty. No Elephant.

And he would not be dissuaded. So, poor Elephant has fallen out of favor and now lives in the downstairs toy bin, and we’re down to three loveys upstairs.

Because yes, the tiger and leopard have migrated off the nightstand and back into bed.

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