Candy Man

Last night I went to tuck Max into bed. As I am straightening his bed, I find orange Tic Tacs and a candy cane hidden under his pillow.

The look on his face as I pull them out and look him in the eyes saying, "Maximilian John Cummings." It was serious, sad, worried, cautious, embarrassed and horrified. When I asked him why these were there he just kept saying, " I just wanted to look at them, i haven't eaten them." "Mommy, I just wanted to look at them." "Mommyyyyy"

I walked away, for time to think, and got David.

We go into his room to talk to him. He is very serious. He maintained that he hadn't eaten them and put them under his pillow because he thought he would be hungry a couple nights ago.  We told him we were disappointed. This is the third time we've caught him sneaking candy at night in the past year. He's not learning.

When I tucked him in I made sure he knows I love him. Everyone makes mistakes, including mommy. I mentioned that the important thing is that we all learn from our mistakes and don't keep making the same mistakes twice. His question, " Do even Grannies make mistakes?" I laughed and said, "yes, they just make less mistakes because they have had more time to learn from their first mistakes in life."

He was baffled at the fact Grannies make mistakes, not so much that mommy's make mistakes though. This makes me smile.

I left him telling him we would think about his punishment and I have no idea still what that will be. I love my boy. I wish this wasn't such a big deal for him.