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So WHY did I take this medicine?
Big Mickey, "So WHEN is this medicine supposed to make my throat stop hurting?"
ME: "In a little bit, baby. Just wait a while ok?"
Big Mickey: in an obviously impatient but hopeful voice, "OK"
a while later....
Big Mickey, in a kinda crying/whiny voice: "It's STILL hurting, mom"
ME: tired and cranky and wishing he'd just go to bed already: "Big Mickey, the medicine is NOT gonna stop hurting if you don't GO TO SLEEP. It's way past your bedtime. So why don't you go to bed already so the medicine can start working!"
Big Mickey, gets angry and says, "WAIT A MINUTE! You mean to tell me that this medicine is only gonna work when I go to SLEEP?"
Me: thinking FINALLY he's going to listen to me and go to bed because he wants his throat to stop hurting! YAY does a carthwheel of joy in her head!! : "YES, so go bed and fall asleep so the medicine will work already!"
Big Mickey: "Then mom... the medicine is not what's making my throat stop hurting! It's because I'm ASLEEP and I can't feel anything when I sleep that makes my throat stop hurting!"
Me: "oops! Am I busted?"
Big Mickey: Feeling smart because he thinks he just figured out the meaning of life and the WHY and the WHO and the WHAT and the cause and effect of medicine consuption "then why did I even TAKE the medicine?"
Me: "Ummmmm..... because it makes you sleepy?"
Big Mickey: "Grrrrrr!!!! MOM!!"
He laughs with me because he knows I'm just being silly. Or am I?
We both laugh, and he finally realizes the inevitable is right around the corner. The Benadryl I gave him is finally kicking in and he's drowsy and ready for bed where he will fall fast asleep and his throat will no longer hurt. Because he's asleep.
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