The Blockbuster trip was much easier than expected...
Well, sort of. At first, I told them that I only had so much money and because of this, if we got McDonald's we could only get 1 movie.
They agreed. As each of them continued to say we'd get something different(Owen wanted Batman, Ethan wanted The BackYardigans, and Summer wanted Tinkerbell)...I could feel trouble brewing...
I instituted the "If anyone cries we're leaving the store and not getting ANY movies"
Everyone agrees.
We make it to the parking lot and, after 4 minutes of me struggling to get them out of the backseat of my car, before we take a single step Owen has broken the sacred rule.
He's crying because I explained the concept of compromise.
I held strong for about 35 seconds...maybe 40...
We left with 3 movies. I couldn't do it.
It's right about now I should mention that if this is how I'm going to be with other people's kids imagine how I'll be with my own...My wife better be a whole lot tougher.
That all being said, it was surprisingly easy inside Blockbuster. Each kid found what they wanted, all in the same aisle, for .99 cents each...
Everyone is happy.
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Well done man. The depressed tears are the worst....they are much more different than "I am mad" or "I am hurt" tears. They basically equate to "man this adult is right but its still breaking my heart" tears which are just brutal for the adult.
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