The Biznards: Never Mess With Chocolate Milk Friday

Monday, March 9, 2009

Never Mess With Chocolate Milk Friday

There are two things you need to know about Ethan:

1. He's afraid of dolls.

2. Chocolate milk Friday is the highlight of his week.

I'm not exactly sure why or how Ethan became afraid of dolls, but he has a strange phobia with them. He hates to be in the same room with them. If he absolutely has to be in the same room with a doll he'll strategically place himself on the other side of the room. I think it started when he was about four years old when my sis and I were showing him a doll and explaining that dolls are like fake babies. How were we supposed to know that the phrase "fake baby" would be traumatizing him 2 years later?? Mistake #1: Calling a doll a fake baby.

On Friday I went into Ethan's class to help with the Dr Seuss party. His teacher asked me to get 10 milks from the cafeteria. Not really thinking twice about it I went and got 10 white milks, knowing that one or two of them would be used for the green eggs we'd be making. Mistake #2: Forgetting to get chocolate milk. As Ethan and I were walking out of the classroom to go home, Ethan told me how disappointed he was that he didn't get chocolate milk that day. Mistake #3: Admitting that it was my fault that he didn't get his chocolate milk. Never admit such a flub. Not only did he not get his chocolate milk, but it was his own mom's fault that he didn't get it!

We headed up to my sisters that day where Ethan refused to come in. Weird, cause he loves Courtney and Maddie. He stayed out in the locked car for about a half an hour (don't worry I was watching him from the window). He was even crying out there. Hard. I went out and very impatiently tried to get him to come in. He wouldn't. Chad, who was also at Courtney's, went out to try and get him to come in. After a few minutes Chad comes back in to do a "doll sweep." Ethan sent Chad on a quest to get rid of any doll that might be in sight before he would come in. Duh. I totally forgot what an issue dolls are for him. He came in but wasn't really being himself.

Courtney: "What's wrong Ethan?"

Ethan: "Well...I'm just having a really bad day."

Courtney: "Why?"

Ethan: "I didn't get my chocolate milk today at school."

Me: "Tell her whose fault it was."

Ethan: He just looks up at me with total disappointment. "Hers."

How was I to know it would ruin his whole day? If only my life were that simple that my day would be ruined over chocolate milk.

On the way home I asked him why he didn't just tell me about the dolls. He said, "I would have, but you just didn't give me any time to explain." Admittedly I was quite impatient with him while trying to coax him out of the car. Mistake #4: Not taking the time to listen to my child's concerns.

Parenthood is definitely a learning experience. 4 great life lessons learned!

7 comments:

Emma Jo said...: That is a seriously sweet boy you have there. A seriously sweet boy crazy about his chocolate milk...and at least he doesn't LOVE dolls, that could be weird.; Monday, March 09, 2009 6:05:00 PM
Bree said...: Hey Wendy, its Brianne, from soccer-I mean that very loosely. I peeked in on you from Lori's blog. Poor Ethan :( -if it makes you feel any better, I wouldn't have realized that would ruin a whole day either, it did make me smile though. I love how cute and simple kids are.; Monday, March 09, 2009 9:21:00 PM
Kate said...: Don't feel bad. I make mistake #4 about 16 times a day. We're all learning together!; Monday, March 09, 2009 9:39:00 PM
Unknown said...: I was laughing the whole way through this. is that mean?

you should make him chocolate milk all day today:); Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34:00 AM
Wendy said...: I have to add, that before he went up to Courtneys he went to a buddy's house and his mom got him some chocolate milk because he complained about not getting any at school. Then, the next day he conned Chad into getting him some at the doughnut store because he didn't get any at school. The child is not deprived of chocolate milk.; Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:16:00 AM
Holly said...: That is so funny. Ethan is such a nut. I can kind of understand the doll issue. I couldn't go to sleep when I was little unless every doll I owned was in the shut closet. In the day they were okay, at night...scary. Is that him in the dryer? Isaac's been thinking that's his little hangout lately too. Nutty kids.; Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:01:00 PM
Nances said...: Love your posts! Ethan is a cutie! Just get him his chocolate milk! It was fun having you guys--next time your up give us a ring:) I totally agree with your AI comments, I'm still bugged about Jamar.; Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:21:00 PM

Ethan & Gavin Quotes Worth Repeating:

The best is when Gavin tells me, "You're my best mom!" And when he comes out from his nap and says, "Mom, I still love you." (I love the "still" part - I'm just glad his feelings didn't change during his nap).

This morning Gavin saw the medicine cups on the counter and said he needed medicine. Since he's not sick, I said, "You don't need medicine, you're not sick." He goes all whiny, "but I am sick! I'm sick of cereal." (January 6, 2015)

Today I shared half of my cookie with Gavin, he very politely replied when I handed it to him, "Thanks mom! Good job sharing!" (Sept 20, 2014)

This was told to me by my neighbor while Gavin was at her house playing with her daughter, Emma.
Emma tells Gavin, "I have a bum."
Gavin: "I think I have a bum too."
All the while looking behind them trying to get a peak at their own bums. I love conversations between three year olds! (Sept, 2014)

I was talking to Ethan about my on t.v. interview the next day. He was a little nervous I'd embarass him and goes, "Mom, I really don't want you to make a fool of this family!" (July 11,2013)

On Friday we took Ethan and 5 of his friends somewhere for his birthday. We borrowed my brother's car since its big and it could fit all of us. When we all got in the car the boys were saying how the owner of the car must be rich because the car was so big. They were informed that the car belonged to Ethan's uncle. They were still in awe of how rich he must be when Ethan exclaimed, "He's a redhead, of course he's rich!" Hmm...if only I were a redhead. (January 14, 2011)

Ethan gave Tito a little kiss on the head. After he kissed him he was wiping Tito's head off and said, "I'm wiping the wetness off, but the love's still there." So profound. (October 10, 2010)

My sis-in-law Mel and I took our kids to a pool to swim pretty far from our house. They'd been in the car probably for about 30-45 min. I hear Ethan in the backseat ask his fellow cousins, "Are you guys having fun? I'm having fun just talking!" (October 7, 2010)

One morning as Ethan was requesting some breakfast, he said, "Hey, you're kind of like my servant!" He was quite pleased with that discovery. (May, 2010)

At dinner Ethan says to Chad, "Dad, how do you eat in like two seconds?!"

Chad: "Cause I'm a pig."

Ethan: "Pigs don't eat THAT fast!" (March 4, 2010)

Ethan Quote Archives

My Mom was telling Ethan about how she remembers her 1st grade teacher. She paused for a moment to think of her teacher's name and Ethan took the opportunity to whisper in her ear and inform her, "She's probably dead." (January 26, 2010)

Ethan, analizing why the spider was crawling on his leg the other night. "I don't think that spider was TRYING to poison me." (December 18, 2009)

"My friend want to write Santa to tell him what he wants. I want to write Santa to thank him for all that he does." (December, 2009)

From the backseat Ethan says, "I have my pinky in my nose. I'm not picking it, it just kin of feels good!" I looked back and sure enough, his pinky was in his nose. And in all honesty, he's really not a nose picker so I know it wasn't just an excuse. (August 14, 2009)

Chad and I were talking about how my sister-in-law, Mel is going to be the president of Ethan's old preschool. Ethan must have missed the "preschool" part and he goes: "What!? Mel's going to be president? Its not going to be Barack Obama anymore?" (August 9, 2009)

While Ethan was coming home from school with my friend Cathy and her two boys, apparently her two year old was being really loud and Ethan says, "I always wanted a sibling, but I didn't know they could be so anooying!" (May, 2009)

While we were at the park with one of Ethan's friends and his mom, Ethan's friend realized he lost one of the toys that he brought. As he and his mom started frantically looking for it, Ethan quietly, yet knowingly says to me, "And that why I don't bring toys to the park." (March, 2009)

During church Ethan plugs his ears and says, "I don't want to listen anymore."
Me: "Why?"
Ethan: "Because I don't want my eardrums to run out of hearing." (3/15/2009)

Ethan and I were looking through a book about bodies and we were talking about kidneys and where they are located in the body.

Me: (Pointing to the small of his back) "So this is where your kidneys are."
Ethan: "So does that mean you have adultneys?"
Get it? Adult-neys? He's got kid-neys, so I should have adult-neys right? And he wasn't kidding. (1/20/2009)

Me: "Ethan, do you love Tido?"
Ethan: "Yeah, I love him...The only thing I don't like about him is that his butt is always in your face." (1/5/2009)

As we were talking about going to Costco and getting some lunch, Ethan exclaims, "I just love Costco food! Its just so good! We should get their recipe and their autograph!" (1/2/2009)

I'm a little more familiar with the area where we live than Chad is, so sometimes I have to tell him where to turn while driving. One day while I was telling him where to turn left and right, from the backseat Ethan says, "Mom, stop bossing dad around!" (a while ago, 2008)

Aunt Courtney asked Ethan what his favorite part of kindergarten is, he replied, "going home." (9/1/2008)

Ethan: Dad, when you got married did you have a wedding cake?
Chad: Yes I did.
Ethan: Why didn't you save any for me?...Well, its ok cause I guess you didn't really know about me then. (8/12/2008)

While putting Ethan to bed tonight he told me, "You're the sweetest parents I ever had." (6/11/2008)

The other day we were at the store and there was a shirt that Ethan wanted that we didn't buy for him. The next day while he was getting dressed he comes up to me and says, "Mom, I'll give you a choice, either you buy me that shirt or I won't wear any clothes tomorrow." (6/8/2008)

Today during testimony meeting Ethan says to Chad,
"Oh gosh, why does everyone have to say the church is true?"

Tonight as Ethan and I were sipping out hot cocoa, I asked him if it ever made him sad that he didn't have any brothers or sisters. He replied, "No, I have a good life."

While driving in the car I was telling Ethan how he was going to play with his good friend Hayden the next day. Ethan hesitates, "Well. . .I was going to do some research tomorrow." "Oh really, well what are you going to research?" "Oh, I was going to do some research on my mission." (3/13/08)

One Sunday during the Sacrament Ethan whispers to me:
"I can't think of Jesus, I can only think of Superheroes."

"I want to be a cow so I can poop in a field."

"When adults tickle kids they pee a little bit."

Ethan: I want a new mom.
Me: Well that makes me sad that you would say that. Why do you want a new mom?"
Ethan: Because you're so old.

Me: "Ethan, I'm so glad you're my son."
Ethan: "Don't talk about son, child, married, or pregnant. That makes me nervous."

As Ethan was looking at Courtney's parakeet and the bird was looking back at him with just one of his eyes, cause that's just how birds look, Ethan demanded, "Look at me with both eyes bird!"

Today while driving in the snow Ethan asked me if snow is white. I told him that it is and he said, "Oh good because I was worried that I be blind color (aka color blind)."