The Case Of The Lollipop Wrapper

Abbie awoke from her non-nap yesterday, and came down the stairs, believing that all was right in the world.  But then she saw it.  Staring at her.  Alerting her to the fact that something quite wrong had occurred during her nap time……

A- "Mommy, why did you get a sucker?"

(Abbie had found irrefutable evidence that a sucker had been consumed while she was in her room, as an incriminating wrapper was to be found on the end table.)

M- "I didn't get a sucker"

A- "Then who did?  Was it Daddy?"

M- "Yes, I think Daddy did have a sucker."

A- "Why did he do that? HE wasn't SUPPOSED to cause he is SUPPOSED to eat his dinner first.  

M- (Not talking, just glad that she is in another room so that Abbie can't hear her laughing.  Is fairly certain Abbie would find laughter to be incriminating, proving M was in on the whole thing all along)

A- "Was it because he didn't see what he was doing because he didn't follow directions?"

And thus ends yet another case.  Abbie has yet to bring justice to the guilty, but I am sure it will come up.  She was once denied candy she felt she was owed in my absence and woke up in the middle of the night to let me know as soon as she became aware that I was home.  This is also a very good example of why my husband and I have become closet eaters.  Don't judge.  I once brought home cake pops for us to eat during nap time, and in typical 4 year-old fashion, Abbie woke up early and we ended up inhaling them like animals as she made her way down the stairs.  We solved our problem though.  We just hide candy and snacks in a decorative suitcase in our room now.

We are now officially those people who get super weird about food.  Well played tiny humans.  Well played.