At the end of her preschool year Sophia received a coupon for a free corn dog from Sonic. She was beyond excited about this and frequently asked me when it was going to be time to go get her corn dog. Yesterday, Sonic had them for $0.50 for National End of School Day or something like that. I figured that it was the perfect time to cash in and get everyone (except me) a corn dog for lunch.
I told Sophie that it was time to go get her corn dog and she was jumping up and down. It kind of made me feel guilty about the fact that I never give these kids corn dogs. Connor was excited, Sophie was jumping up and down, even Elinor had figured out that something amazing must be about to happen.
I told the kids to go get in the van so we could go pick them up. Then this happened:
Sophie: "The van? Shouldn't we walk?"
Me: "Oh...I don't think we want to walk all the way down to Sonic. We can drive."
Sophie: "But, how are we going to bring the corn dog home if we take the van? We should walk."
Me: "Can't we just drive it back in the van?"
Sophie: "I don't think so. I think we should walk."
Me: "What exactly do you think a corn dog is?"
Sophie: "You know....like a puppy."
She was only completely heartbroken when I explained to her that a corn dog was not in fact an actual dog, but was something you eat.
Her heartbreak only lasted until she actually got to eat her corn dog, which she of course loved. They all loved them.
In case you were wondering, I'm also depriving my children of the following things that I don't like to eat.
Pigs in a blanket.
Fish sticks
All other kinds of fish
All seafood
Everything else that is gross
