The following is an exchange I had with my son D- after he drank what is probably the second and near-to-last Capri Sun he's had in his 4 years:
D- (eyes wider than usual due to increased heart rate): Daddy, one day, I wanna make this kind of juice.*
Me: Oh yeah?
D- (looking at the front of it): Yeah... it's about "apples".
Me: Yes, it might be about them, but I assure you it's not made from them, so I wouldn't really call it "juice".
D-: (blank stare)
His word choice actually creates an appropriate comparison, since Capri Sun has as much of a connection to actual fruit as, say, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
* This means he wants to buy some but knows I'll say, "No, we don't need that," which I of course do quite frequently. He figures that by suggesting we make some ourselves, like the good, old-timey Americans we are, he might stumble through a back door to getting what he wants.
9 comments:
Next time get the Roaring Waters Capri Sun. My kids seem to be less maniacal after drinking the watered down version of a Capri Sun!
I lived on that stuff and the entire Drake's Cakes line as a kid. Explains a lot about me today. huh?
Mine usually conclude the conversation by saying something like,
"I can't wait until I'm an adult. Then, I can do whatever I want."
ummm, yeah. Okay.
;)
- Julia at Midwest Moms
Well, he can always drink Gatorade because that's a sports drink. Not at all like soft drinks, right? Right?
i love that he has already figured out how to get around the no, we can't buy that answer! you are def in trouble with that one mr.
I'm gonna make some "juice" like that and call it what it is.
"Mama Dawg's Sugar and Water".
I bet I'll make a million or two!
Wow, you just sucked the magic out of my Capri Sun.
:)
But, in defense of my parenting, i just want to add....The Pacific Coolers do NOT stain carpet and/or furniture:)
Smart little boy, and a budding entrepreneur! Keep nurturing that kid, and you might never have to work...
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