Where did we go wrong?

As I mentioned yesterday, I am on a three day tour of keeping our 23 month old. My wife had been telling me about a new problem that we are going to have to deal with, but I didn't realize how bad it was until this morning.

You see, yesterday we decided to go over to the mall. Cole likes the mall. He like the playground, the escalators and especially the big elevator with the glass window. He loves to push the buttons. So, we went and spent some time there yesterday and he ran up one end and down the other.

What's the problem? Well, as we were leaving the Barnes & Noble this morning I asked him if he wanted to go to the playground. His answer to everything is "yes" when asked a question. It's never "no". However, this morning, he anwered "Mall".

I say, "How 'bout we go to the park instead?

"Mall"

"But it's nice outside bud. Don't you want to go to the playground?"

"Mall"

"Well, sorry. We're going to the park."

"Mall, mall, mall, mall....."

I guess it's not that big of a deal except for the fact that I work for Dave Ramsey and "mall" is one of those 4-letter words. Fortunately, our son loves beans and rice so maybe there is hope.

Nap time!