I am a bad, bad person

Email from Husband:  "Terzo [who has been a daddy's boy from Day 1] hates me and only wants you this morning."

Email to Husband:  "Don't worry about it; if I was there he would hate me too."

Thought to self:  "Awww...."

Scene from a road trip

Terzo:  "Mama?"

Me:  "Yes?"

Terzo:  "I saw a hiccup."

Scenes From the Car: Mommy's Little Lawyer

Secondo:  "It's DARK outside!"

Terzo:  "No!  It's still DAY outside!"

Secondo:  "Dark!"

Terzo:  "Day!"

Me:  "GUYS!  This is not worth fighting about."

Terzo:  "But I'm RIGHT and Secondo is WRONG, Mama!"

And for the record?  It was dark out.

My Little Carnivore: A Scene From the Car

[The scene:  We were on the way home from school, and I had just stopped the car to let a flock of wild turkeys pass.]

Secondo:  "MOM!  I see TURKEYS!"

Me:  "Yes!  Isn't that amazing?"

Secondo:  "I want to BITE them!"

Thanks a lot

Me:  "Can I have a big hug?"

Terzo:  "NO WAY!!!"