...or should I say 'accidental experiment."
Hypothesis: If child #1 eats sugar and the amount is greater than "a little" then she will exhibit unwanted behavior.
Materials:
1. One leftover Sonic Green Apple Slush (found on the counter) containing no more than 1/4 cup of melted green slush.
2. One curious nearly 3-year old
3. One 4 month old requiring a feeding and thus,
4. ...one distracted mother. :)
Procedure:
While mother was tending to the new baby (child #2), curious child #1 entered the kitchen. Whether the subject was clothed is irrelevant to the outcome, but to satisfy the curiousity in desiring to create a mental picture....No, child #1 was not clothed. Yes, it was only 7:30am and yes, child #1 would eventually put clothes on. (About 4 more times to be exact)
Child #1 entered the bedroom of child #2 with exclaimations of joy regarding the newly discovered melted slush drink from the kitchen. Distracted mother, deciding not to downtrodden the spirits so early in the day, gave approval to child #1 and continued to tend to new baby #2.
Thirty minutes time passed. New baby #2 was smiles, child #1 was smiles. Then, child #1 proceded develop undesired behavior. Examples include: screaming, yelling "No!" for no apparant reason across the house, door slamming, throwing objects at new baby #2, and openly defying all attempts by mother to regain composure in the household.
Child #1 was sent to the corner where child continued this unwanted behavior, new baby #2 continued smiling, and Mother contined wondering why she didn't throw the drink down the sink the night before.
After some time had passed, child #1 was given the option to sit and eat a bowl of cereal or go outside and play with the family dog. Mother's reasoning being that either the whole wheat cereal would soak in the sugar, or the outside wiggles would wiggle it out of her.
Child #1 chose option #2 and went outdoors with mother and new baby #2. The three enjoyed a relatively cool morning running around the yard, hosing down the yard toys, and converting the green apple slush into green grass fun.
Conclusion: My hypothesis is not false. When child #1 was consumed sugar and it was more than the normal portion, child #1 went psycho.
Follow-up: No more Green Apple Slushes for breakfast. :)
4 comments:
My brother and his wife are certain that red dye 40 does crazy things to their middle daughter. They don't eat anything with it in it because of this. When she isn't eating things with it she is sweet and calm and wonderful but if she does it eat she is nuts. I have another friend who experiences the same thing with her daughter as well. Maybe it's the dye? This wasn't funny, I'm sure to experience, but it was fun to read about. I'm glad you had a better day as the day went on though.
Nice scientific report (and humorous) to an all too familiar problem in our society !!
Love ya
Momma !!
hmm...I hadn't considered that Adrianne, I'll have to find out what exactly is the "green" in green apple slush and do a follow-up. Or....try another flavor. :)
You are AMAZING!!!
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