Ratted Out By The Sue!
Published on February 26, 2018
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I had 5-year-old Lily (Whom I affectionately refer to as "The Sue") over Friday night. She spent the night and most of Saturday, after waking up at 6 A.M. Saturday morning.
That morning, we played some classic Super Nintendo video games on my laptop. Final Fantasy was her favorite. The soldiers in the castle in Zelda, A Link To The Past were a bit too fast for her.
After a little while, she started begging me for a piece of candy.
"Please PeePaw," she pleaded, "Mommy and Daddy never let me have any candy!"
"Never?" I asked, incredulously.
"No," she said, "They said it's bad for my teeth."
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I had to concede to her parents on that point, but The Sue was relentless in her quest for something sweet, and I eventually gave in and found a Reese's mini peanut butter cup, which she devoured with great relish. (Well, she actually said the relish was a bit too tangy)
"Please don't tell Mommy and Daddy," she begged. and I agreed that it would remain our secret.
Later Saturday evening, when Dad picked her up, it wasn't 5 minutes before I heard "You gave her chocolate for breakfast?"
"No," I said, "I gave her one little piece of chocolate. It was not for breakfast."
"We don't give her candy," he said, "It's bad for her teeth!"
I apologized, and assured him it would not happen again. In a few minutes, I had a chance to speak with The Sue alone.
"How come you ratted me out?" I asked, not knowing if she understood the meaning of that phrase or not.
"Daddy asked what I had to eat," she said.
"You had oatmeal for breakfast," I said..."remember? I thought you wanted the candy to be our secret?"
She didn't answer, and I learned that secrets are not too sacred to 5-year-olds, which I suppose is a good thing, but is a mini Reese's cup really a big deal? Don't kids get to enjoy an occasional piece of candy anymore?
I told The Sue I probably couldn't give her candy anymore, and I thought I saw a little sadness in her eyes, but I suspect the time will come (and sooner, rather than later), when she will again beg PeePaw for another piece of candy, and, just between you and I, it's very difficult for PeePaw to turn down a request from The Sue.
We may have to have a prior discussion regarding the sacredness of secrets, however.
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