The Cutest Cupcake Caper
I partially overhear a conversation between my housemate and his three-year-old after they return from the store.
[Child] walks in eating a tiny cupcake.
Child: “My daddy gave me a cupcake!”
After finishing it:
Child: “Daddy, can I have another cupcake?”
Father: “After dinner, sure.”
A short time later from across the house, I only hear [Father]’s response.
Father: “That was very polite, so you may have another cupcake.”
Another maybe twenty minutes pass, and [Father] steps outside to have a cigarette. A minute after that, [Child] walks down the hallway proudly holding a box of cupcakes.
Child: “My daddy got me cupcakes!”
Me: “And your daddy gave you that whole box, did he?”
Child: *Excitedly* “Yeah!”
Me: “[Child], are you sure he gave you that entire box right before dinner?”
Child: “Yeah!”
[Child] sits on the couch and starts to open the box.
Me: *Louder* “[Father], I’m assuming you did not give [Child] an entire box of cupcakes.”
Father: “I absolutely did not! [Child]!”