Bam-Bam has a friend over for a playdate this afternoon.  We just finished lunch, and I have to share a conversation I overheard between these two four year olds. 🙂

Bam-Bam has a mug with a picture of Pooh Bear looking at a honey jar.

Pooh Bear Mug

He uses this mug all the time, and I think its one of the cutest mugs ever.

Well, today as the two boys were slurping up their chicken noodle soups, Bam-Bam’s friend says, “Pooh Bear sucks”.  Bam-Bam didn’t really hear him the first three times, so his friend pointed to his sweet pooh bear mug.

Bam-Bam finally understood what his friend was saying, and he looked at his mug with sad eyes.  I don’t think he understood how anyone could berate someone as likeable as Pooh Bear.

His friend then went on to say “Pooh Bear is for babies”.  I could tell that Bam-Bam felt a bit of peer pressure to admit that indeed Pooh bear was for babies.  Instead of admitting to this most obvious fact, Bam-Bam shot back with “there are HUGE sharks at the aquarium right now”.

We received a monthly newsletter from the Monterey Bay aquarium yesterday showcasing their new shark exhibit.  Bam-Bam is very excited about the possibility of visiting this shark very soon.

I just love the use of deflection in this conversation.  After the mention of sharks, the conversation turned to sharp teeth, tough sharks and other tough animals.  🙂

I guess I’ll have to think twice before bringing out the Pooh Bear mug when company is over for Bam-Bam. 🙁  They grow up so fast.

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