We can do this the Hard Way or the Easy Way

Bunny Boy
Originally uploaded by Jagrap

Last week the boys were diagnosed with strep, and were treated with antibiotics. Alex was prescribed the traditional liquid amoxicillin concoction. In the past, we would mix the antibiotic with Alex's milk, but that was when he was "medium boy." Now he is a "big boy," and I decided that he was going to drink it like a big boy; Alex decided he was going to throw a fit.

I picked Alex up and sat him on the island. Being a bright kid, he asked me why I did this. I did it to make him feel helpless, but I did not tell him that. Instead I informed him there were two ways that he could drink the medicine. The hard way: scream, throw a fit and then drink it. The easy way: drink it and be done. He understood that he was going to drink it, and he unhappily chose the easy way. He continued to choose the easy way the rest of the week, but more nonchalantly than unhappy. Later that week, Michael was complaining about taking his vitamins. Alex walked up to Michael, put his arm around his and said, 'Michael, we can do this the hard way or the easy way.'
~RAP