Battle of the Cheerios

Today Mommy did something I thought I would never ever do...I let you eat Cheerios straight from the box, in the grocery store and unpaid for!!!

This was a true battle: You wanted to hold the box, I wanted the box in the back of the cart. I gave in and let you hold the box. You ripped the box open. I took the box away. You screamed. I gave the box back. You wanted to eat Cheerios. I explained that they weren't paid for so you couldn't have them. An Old man walked by smiling and chuckling under his breath. You screamed some more. I gave in a second time and opened the bag discretely giving you a small handful. You put a Cheerio in your mouth and threw the rest on the floor. I said no more and put the opened box in the back of the cart. You were not happy with this, so you screamed again. I gave in a third time, and you got to hold the box while eating handfuls of Cheerios straight from it. You were quite pleased. The Old man passed by again and openly laughed at us. I believe he was quite amuzed. Battle lost, lesson learned: never take a toddler to the grocery store close to lunch and naptime.