Coming down off of sugar
April 10, 2007 – 2:10 am
Sugar is a hard habit to break. Just a couple of hits and you’re hooked; keep indulging and it’s a rapid downward spiral into addiction, weight gain, and self-loathing.
If you’re an almost-four year old with a penchant for fruit snacks and Diet Coke, an Easter basket full of chocolates and jelly beans might be just enough to send you into a full-on sugar high. A sugar high that, by the way, is then exacerbated via grandma’s ice-cream dessert, and pushed off the charts by more candy at casa de in-laws. It’s no wonder that, by the time we found ourselves homeward bound on I5 at 9:00 last night, we had a true case of sugar high letdown on our hands. And let me tell you, it was NOT a pretty sight.
“Dad, ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN!” CJ shouted from the back seat.
“No CJ, you know that we don’t respond to shouting,” I admonished him, “And anyways, it’s raining and we’re going 70 miles an hour. We’re not rolling your window down.”
“IT’S NOT RAINING!” to punctuate this bald-faced lie, CJ kicks the back of my seat with the strength of a budding soccer player. Wham! Wham! Wham! Is it possible to get whip-lash in your car without getting in a car accident? I’m thinking yes.
The argument over the window finally dies down (We’re not rolling it down! YES YOU ARE! No! Yes! No! Yes!… you get the drill)
There’s a brief pause in which we think CJ might be falling asleep (WRONG) and then…
“What are those things?” CJ points to the windshield wipers.
“They’re windshield wipers.” I tell him, “They clean the rain off the window so that Daddy can see where he’s going.”
“How do you turn them on?” he asks. Finally, a civilized conversation.
“I turn this knob here…” Jay says, but is interrupted by CJ.
“They’re STUPID. TURN THEM OFF!”
Riiiight.
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By Mona on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
I’m with CJ, here. Windshield wipers are totally stupid, as are windshields. Is their purpose to shield you from wind or to see through them?
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By Jennifer on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
Yikes. Sounds like a delightful drive home!
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By Happily Anonymous on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
I remember those days. My “baby” is almost 18 now and we don’t have those type of problems in the car…but of course…they are a totally different set of fun at this age.
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By www.nolanotes.com on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
Don’t you love parental control window and door locks???
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By Kirsten on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
There’s always large doses of Benadryl to combat that. Good thing I don’t have kids. This is what I learn watching other parents.
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By Heather on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
I feel your pain. Sugar is a bitch.
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By Peter Hill on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
Yesterday, the first words from my son’s mouth, “Daddy, did you bring any candy home for me?”
/cry
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By Crunchy Carpets on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
Eeeyah..we get that too…all the time.
Even on the non sugar days.
That and the wiggles.
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By creative-type dad on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
Yup-
That’s why candy should only be for adults, not kids.
I’m training my daughter that so I can eat it all.
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By Pendullum on Apr 10, 2007 | Reply
Ohhhh…
I truly feel your pain….
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