How to Finish an Awesome Day

So let's say you had a really great day.

You got up in the morning - still 4 years old, still a big boy - got to play with Mommy's iPad (yes!) and watched Wreck-it Ralph (awesome!) while snacking on some just-because cake from yesterday.  Then, you went to the doctor where you skipped in the puddles and did NOT get a shot (double awesome!), then took all the paperwork over to the preschool registration office so you can start school soon with all your new friends.

Later, much to your surprise, your parents set you up on a Spiderman blanket for a picnic in the middle of the living room (how GREAT!) and you got to watch The Avengers all night (supercool!!)!  After your little sister fell asleep from all the Avengers excitement - cheering for Hulk and Iron Man while decked out in some Cinderella shirt and pull-up ensemble - you still got to stay up an hour past your bedtime and eat a Daddy-sized piece of the just-because cake!  ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?

After allllll that awesomeness, your mom is going to read a book to you and YOU get to pick the book, so it can even be a long one!

You run to your room - super-fast, like Iron Man - and pick The Lion King.

You dance back into the living room and shake your little groove thing as you place the book in her hands, crawl on her lap, and give her a belly-flop hug.  And then...

Because you love her...

And because you are both smiling and laughing...

You punch her in the throat.

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Why did you just do that?

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You probably don't know, that's why you're crying now, asking for Daddy and saying "I made a bad choice" over and over.

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Give up?  It's because you're a 4-year-old boy.  And it's only going to get worse.

And now, your mom is buying a real Hulk costume... With throat protection...